. Fifty years' fox-hunting with the Grafton and other packs of hounds. e answered, Oh, all right, your horseis not tired yet ! We then ran past ColdHigham, pointing for Stowe-Nine-Churches, whenI saw some large ploughed fields ahead ; I said^We shall check directly, and we did. Manyquestions followed as to how I knew the houndswould check. The ploughed fields were very dry,which saved the foxs life. On the following day, a Saturday, the Princewas out again, but only for half a day. A foxwas found, but there was not much another at Colonel FitzRoys covert,with a capital scent, h
. Fifty years' fox-hunting with the Grafton and other packs of hounds. e answered, Oh, all right, your horseis not tired yet ! We then ran past ColdHigham, pointing for Stowe-Nine-Churches, whenI saw some large ploughed fields ahead ; I said^We shall check directly, and we did. Manyquestions followed as to how I knew the houndswould check. The ploughed fields were very dry,which saved the foxs life. On the following day, a Saturday, the Princewas out again, but only for half a day. A foxwas found, but there was not much another at Colonel FitzRoys covert,with a capital scent, hounds ran very hard aboutthe large grass fields at Grafton Regis, on toAlderton, very fast over the meadows, and upto Stoke Bruerne House, round the large park,the fox wanting to get back to Grafton, but hewas headed at the river and turned towards StokeBruerne Locks; very shortly he came into theroad, with the pack running in view. No sooner had the Prince seen them than awayhe went at full speed after them until the foxturned left-handed, wanting to reach the Park. The ex-Queen of Naples. TJie exQueen of Naples. 267 Wood. A very stiff clipped hedge had to bejumped, which His Royal Highnesss horse re-fused ; I lost no time in giving a lead. Houndswere still in view, screaming after the fox, FrankBeers cheering his very best. There were twoyoung ladies racing in front, one with her hairdown her back. Look at those ladies I thePrince said, and gave chase; in two fields thefox was pulled down. The ladies ran in a deadheat, the Prince about three lengths behind. Inever saw a more lively finish in my life. ThePrince w^as obliged to 4e^ve at once ; he shookhands all round, and left a very pleasing im-pression of his riding and charming manners. The ex-Queex of Naples. In the month of December, 1875, Her Majestythe ex-Queen of Naples came to England forfox-hunting. Her Majesty took up her residenceat a house called Park View, near to Towcester,and quite in the centre of the Grafton H
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