THE "VIEW HALLOA"

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 82, 5 April 1924, Page 20

THE "VIEW HALLOA"

HOUNDS KILLED BY AN EXPRESS .-,-. , '■■•■ TRAIN. ■'-„,.

Lord Dabneny, master of the Whaddon Chase pack, and Will Boddington the huntsman, had narrow escapes recently when three hounds were killed by an express train near Aylesbury says the "Daily .Chronicle.'; Taken-on to the railway by a fox, the . hounds went' screaming' down the lino as the express approached: To save the pack the master and huntsman, giving- the "view halloa, galloped across, the metals just in front of the ejigine; arid thus got all the hounds away .except three. These three refused to drop the hot scent and were killed by the train. They were the three best hounds—Larkspur, a noted sire, Gaylaff,, and Pensive. ' -' "The meet 'was at 12.30," said Mr ■ Boddington to a reporter, "and'the run was. very 'brilliant, lasting for \/ over two hours. We found the fox soon after leaving the meet; and the. hunt simply raced for 30 minutes into the Bicester country. The fox headed-istraight for the Great Central, line, and" instead of crossing kept along , the track. ' After him wont the'hounds, firstrunniug by the side.of the metals, and then flashing into the middle, of; the line. Then Lord Dalmeny and I saw the express approaching. It ,was travelling at least oU miles an hpur. Galloping for all we were worth/and giving the 'view halloa ' we rushed over the line as the express bore down, and were just in time to get all hounds pff bar. three. These three fpUowed the fox and were killed They ■were three of the best hounds and' I grieve to .part with them. . "I cannot say that the fox took to the line intentionally, but they are so mighty cunning that one never knows; and this fox may have noticed the running of the trains and used the idea as a get-away Mind you, I don't say that he did, but-r welly they are so very, very cunning. Anyhow, our fox got away, mainly through the delay caused by the killing of the three hounds." ;