again after some time and came up to him, going through Scotch Wood and part of Wickham plantations to Furzen Hill, where he was pulled down in the road, after a run of two hours and twentyfive minutes, including the long check ; the first fifty minutes and the last twenty were very fast. The dog pack again. January 18th.-Met at Penn Wood. A brace of foxes were found on the Common. The hounds got away with one, going directly through Penn Wood, skirting Siddon Hill, turned to the right through Silhouse Coppice, Cole's Wood, and Buckanger ; then over the hill, through Charldown by Eastwick, nearly to Mr. Sloper's gorse; here he turned to the right and sunk the hill, going through Woodcote, just skirting Holly's, through Holi's and Wallington's, and on nearly to Hungerford Park; but being headed he turned back, and was run into by the dog pack at Wallington's, after a run of two hours ; the first fifty minutes being very fast. A good scenting day; the wind south. January 15th.-Cake Wood. Found a fox in Cake Wood, and had a fine hunting run, with an indifferent scent, through Hen's Wood and the Forest to the Westwoods, in Mr. A. Smith's country. Several foxes were on foot in these large woodlands; and the hounds were stopped, after dodging about for more than an hour without any chance of killing a fox. The bitch pack was out on this day. Wind south-west. January 18th.-Langly Gate. The second fox on this day was found at Oare Wood. He went straight for Langly Park and Ashridge, then over the downs by Ilsley to Blewberry Gorse (in the Old Berkshire Hunt), and on without dwelling, pointing for Milton Hill; near which place he beat the hounds, after hunting him for one hour : he was a straight-going, good fox. The bitch pack; wind south-east. February 1st afforded a good day's sport with the bitch pack from Donnington Castle. A leash of foxes were found on Snelsmore Common. One was killed after ringing round the Honey Bottoms and the Common for thirty-five minutes; the hounds then got on the line of one of the others, and killed him in fifteen minutes. After this they found a brace in Oare Wood, and got away with one directly, and ran to Courage Woods, going thence by Chievely village to Bradley, and away again to Oare Wood. After this the hounds changed foxes, a brace of fresh ones being on foot. They ran one through Chapel Coppice and Penn Close to Welford woods, where they were stopped, after running hard for two hours and fifty minutes. Wind north-east. March 4th.-Aldbourne Chase. A fox was found in the Chase woods. He went away on the Ogbourne side of the covert, then turned to the left to Stock’s Close to Edmonds Hill, Blakes, and on to Ramsbury Manor, where he was lost through a false halloa. Ben Foote found his second fox in Aldbourne Gorse. He put his head at once for the Chace, but was fortunately headed back by the first whipper-in; he then went to Minal Borders, ran a ring there, and awey for Moor's Wood, which he did not enter, but going through the upper part of the Chase he ran by the direction-post on the Downs pointing for Liddington Castle; but turning now to the right he went to Hickler Knoll and Upham, sunk the bottom to the Warren, and straight over the hill to North Farm, then to East Leaze, and forward for Baydon village, keeping on straight for Lambourne; and being viewed only half a mile before the hounds in the open, he ran within a mile of Lambourne town, turned by the windmill and went for Lambourne woodlands, where, unfortunately, a fresh fox jumped up close before the hounds, and saved the life of the hunted one. This was as fine a Down run as can be imagined ; the distance from point to point being over ten miles, and the ground run over at least sixteen : time, two hours. The lady pack performed on tbis day. It must be a source of regret to all hunting men to know that Mr. Drake retires from the field as a Master of Hounds, having held that post for twenty-one years. It must also be a cause much to be lamented to find that part of the country he has so long hunted is now the subject of dispute; but so it is. As soon as it was known for certain that Mr. Drake intended to resign the country a meeting was held at Bicester, on the 10th of February, when Mr. Drake's eldest son offered to take the country and hunt it four days a week, provided a certain sum was forthcoming. This was agreed to at once; and it was settled that he should take the country from bis father at the end of this season. All this was very satisfactory; but unfortunately some owners of coverts have written to say that they intend giving these said coverts to Mr. Phillips to hunt (or words to that effeci)—who hunts the country adjoining Mr. Drake's, or South Oxfordshire, as I believe it is called. Now as Mr. Drake has regularly hunted his country for so many seasons, it seems unreasonable that any part of it should be taken away, when a successor has been found and named who will hunt the country four days a week, and that successor Mr. Drake's own son. It seems also strange that any Master of Hounds should wish to receive coverts taken out of another hunt; as, if this practice is to be recognized, there will be an end of all countries in a foxhunting point of view, and by the same rule some coverts may be taken out of the South Oxfordshire Hunt and given to a neighbouring pack. If this is done, all hunting law is set at defiance; and no Master of Hounds is any longer certain of his country. Should a country become vacant, and no one can be found to hunt it, certain coverts can be lent to another hunt-not given away; and they revert to that country again when a master is found to hunt it, and Mr. Drake's country cannot be said to be vacant. It is quite time that an end was put to these hunting disputes, which have taken place in more places than one of late, as the “ noble science" must suffer from it; as it causes disputes amongst neighbours, and great jealousy amongst hunting men. I cannot, and do not, for a moment think that Mr. Phillips, as a sportsman and Master of Hounds, would hunt these coverts if they were offered him, knowing them to have been held by Mr. Drake for so long a period; if he does, he will at once open the gate to all sorts of disputes—and the sooner anything of this kind is amicably settled the better. That such may be the case is the sincere wish of RABY. March 20, 1851. STALLIONS FOR THE SEASON. Accident ... brown 16 by Camel, out of Miss Breeze, by Phantom Intrepid ........ Delamere Forest, Chesh. Mr. R. Martin .. 7 gs., h. b. 3 gs. .. never appeared .. 10 bay .... 9 by Venison, out of Southdown, by Defence.... Alarm..... started i7, won 13 won Ascot Cup Hampton Court Paks. 12 gs. untried. Cherry Down, Chingford Essex Lane Paddocks, Sheffield F. Croft ........ 10 gs., h. b. 5 gs. never ran ..... 6, Park-lane, London.. Mr. T. Cooper .. untried. Stockbridge, Hants..... Mr. Young King 10 sovs. by Touchstone, out of Maid of Honour, by started 9, won .. Stoke's Farm, Woking- Mr. Rand. ...... 10 gs., h. b. 5 gs. Lady Eden ham 12 by Irish Birdcatcher, out of Perdita, by Langar started 6, won 3 won the Anglese a S. ... 1 West Indian .... Broughton. Stockbridge Mr. Dixon ...... 10 gs. |bay .. Leyburn, Middleham.. Mr. Ridley. untried. 7 gs.,dams of winnrs 7 by Voltaire, out of Martha Lynn, by Mulatto.. started 3 .... Barnton ........bay ... half price Bay Middleton .. bay .... 18 by Saltan, out of Cobweb, by Phantom ....... started 7, won 7 won the Derby ........ 87 Flying Dutchman Danebury Pdks., Stock 30 gs. (80 subs.) bridge Frith Manor, Hendon.. Mr. C. Lily ..... 7 gs. Stud Paddks., Newmkt. Messrs. Barrow..15 sovs. The Baron ..... Skirmett, Henley-on- Mr. T. Hussey..5 sovs., h. b. 2 sovs. Thames untried. Kilsby, Northampton .. Mr. C. Hunt....2 gs. Broughton, Stockbridge Mr. Dixon ...... 10 gs. by Confederate Curragh, Kildare ...... Mr. Keegan ....5 gs., h. b. 3 won the Riddlesworth 10 Stud Paddks., Newmkt. Messrs. Barrow.. 10 gs., h. b. 5 gs. Icicle ..... Wolver. Mr. Phillips .... 4 . never appeared .. The Mease...... Bushbury, hampton 10 gs., h. b. 3 gs. Brixworth, Northampt. T. Moody untried. 1..... Phantom Cottage, New- market Rawcliffe Paddks., York 12 gs. (50 subs.) Carnaby, Beverley, &c. H. Robinson.... 7 gs. Ham, Arun tel ........R. Mates....... 17 gs. (20 subs.) Woolwich Maresfield Park, Sussex Msrs. Weatherby 10 gs. (30 subs.) 4 sovs., h. b. 2 sovs. brown by Filho-da-Puta, out of Stelia, by Sir Oliver started 28, wen 9 won Chester Cup. Castlerea, Roscommon. Attila ... Stud Paddk., Newmkt. Messrs. Barrow.. 7 sovs., winners and dams of, 5 sovs. Cotherstone..... Althorpe, Northampton Mr. J. Elliott... 25 gs. (20 subs.) 16 Glauca ... Celandine filly.. Laybourne, Maidstone.. Mr. Tweed...... 15 gs. Cow Lane, Northampton Mr. S. Dickens.. 15 gs., 1. b. 3 gs., 8 by Alcaston or Lord John, out of Urganda, bylstarted 19, won won the G. York Hand. untried. winners and dams Tiresias of 100 gratis. STALLIONS FOR THE SEASON-( Continued). Launcelot ......brown.. 14 by Camel, out of Emma, by Whisker ........ started 10, won won St. Leger ........ 14 Portia .... . Hartlepool, Durham .. 10 gs. Willesden Paddocks ... Messrs. Tattersall 11 gs. Lower Caversham, Rea- Mr. A. Bond.... 10 gs., winners and dams of, gratis. Syston, Leicester...... Mr. J. C. Moore 7 gs., h. b. 3 gs. Pickering, Malton, &e. Mr. W. Bower .. 5 ge., h. b. 2 gs. bay .... Cross Keys, Dringhouses, Mr. J. Pearson.. 5 sovs., h. b. 2 sovs. York Henrietta ... Ham, Arundel.........R. Mates ... 10 gs. Cholwell, Totness...... Mr. Watson .... 5 SOVS., h.b. 2 sovs. i Spot....... Lutterworth, Leicester.. Mr. Lucas ...... 30 gs., h. b. 3 gs. 8) Alice Hawthorn. Askham Bryan, York.. R. Hebblethwaite 5 gs., h. b. 2 5. started 2, won won 200 at Warwick.. Skeleton ........ Peterborough ... ... Mr. Church ..... 5 gs., h.b. £15s. - A pure Arab....... Mustapha ...... bay .... never appeared .. untried. Home Park, Hampt. Crt. 2 gs. Newcourt....... bay ....11 by Sir Hercules, out of Sylph, by Spectre .. started 19, won won Herefordshire S .. untried. Northleach.......... Mr. Isaac Day .. 10 gs. (20 subs.) Notwith ...... .bay. by Tomboy, dam by Comus ...... started 7, won 3 won St. Leger ....... 4 Nutshell.. ... Burghley, Stamford... Mr. H. Rose..... 20 sovs. (40 subs.) The Odd Mixture black by Ion, out of Mary Ann, by Blacklock .... started 9, won 2 won £70 at Newmarket. Cherry Down, Chingford 3. gs. Leybourne, Maidstone. Mr. Tweed..... 10 gs. Teddington Hampton Court Pdks..! 15 sovs. black syston, Leicester ......Mr. J. C. Moore 5 gs., h.b. 2 gs. untried. Castlerea, Roscommon. 4 sovs., h. b. 2 sovs. Stud Paddks., Newmkt. Mesars. Barrow.. 10 gs., b. b. 5 gs. untried. Belgrave Gate, Leicester Mr. E. Bailey ... 5 gs., h. b., 2) gs. Phlegra .. .. Burghley, Stamford Mr. H. Rose.... 10 sov. 10 sovs., h. b. 5 sovs. Burton Pidesea, Hull. Mr. Baxter .... Pontifex ..... y Touchstone, eut of Crucifix, by Priam .... never appeared untried. Great Driffield ....... Mr. T. Howden 7 gs., h. 1. 2 gs. Old Sand Hill, Collier-Mr. S. Reed .... 7 gs. gate, York Pyrrhus the First chesnut 8 by Epirus, out of Fortress, by Defence........ started 13, won 10 won the Derby ........ untried. Easbv Abbey, Richmond, Mr. Wintringham 10 gs., h. b. 5 gs. Yorkshire 5 sovs., h.b. 2 sovs. Selby, &c. ............ Mr. J. Markham 7 gs., h. b. 2 gs. Penang ........Angel, Catterick ...., Mr. J. Abbott . Willesden Paddocks.. Messrs. Tattersall 9 gs., h. b. 4 gs. Rat-Trap. Aristog... Theobald's Farm Enfield Mr. A. Gray ... 10 gs., h, b. 8 gs. ....Mr. Kent ...... 10 sovs., 1. b. 5 sovs. Goodwood ........ The Nigger Ham, Arundel ..... R. Mates ... 117 gs. (20 snbs.) Robinson ......brown.. 16 by Robin, out of Miss Muley, by Maley .. ....lstarted 18, won 7 won £140 at Newcastle.. untried. Akerne, Driffield, &c... Mr. R. Stockdalel 5 g., h. b. 2 gs. |