hare and hounds

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Here they found the trail very clearly marked, as in the old game of hare and hounds where the point of a new departure is marked by a bunch of cut paper.

From Frontier Boys in Frisco by Roosevelt, Wyn

We always got up our games of hare and hounds in first-rate style.

From Ernest Bracebridge School Days by Thomas, William I.

The sight of Miss Middleton running inflamed young Crossjay with the passion of the game of hare and hounds.

From The Egoist by Meredith, George

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

From Under Fire For Servia by Fiske, Colonel James

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