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 men gained only a little on him. Then, he turned to the north, thinking to come back to the point where he had been started and then cross the road to the mountain. It was a glorious chase but the pace was terrific and he did not want to keep it up too long. But, the eight horsemen in the roadway heard the hounds coming and as the country was very open they also saw the fox; so they formed in readiness for him. As Redcoat swept down upon the highway, running like the wind, the men all shouted and waved their caps and turned him back southward. Redcoat was much surprised that the men did not use their thunder sticks, as in the excitement he had run very close to them before he had discovered them; but he could see no thunder sticks, and in fact the men were not carrying firearms. Denby had insisted upon this, saying that it must be a fair race in the open and if the fox could get away by his wits or his fleetness he should be given a fair chance.

So Redcoat raced away to the southward