hare and hounds

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Paper chases, or hare and hounds as they are sometimes called, were openly arranged and encouraged; and if boys liked to take walks in the country, they could do so with a minimum of risk.

From Dr. Jolliffe's Boys by Feller, Frank

"We are out playing hare and hounds, sir."

From The Rover Boys at School by Stratemeyer, Edward

Down the streets, and out of the the town go hare and hounds.

From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 by Wharton, Grace

But it's good fun; it's like a paper chase, or hare and hounds.

From Under Fire For Servia by Fiske, Colonel James

It was an all-day tournament, and it always embraced swimming, rowing and paddling for prizes, as well as fun in the shape of "bunting," water-polo, marine hare and hounds, and other games.

From The Girls of Central High on Lake Luna or, The Crew That Won by Morrison, Gertrude W.