hare and hounds
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The sight of Miss Middleton running inflamed young Crossjay with the passion of the game of hare and hounds.
From The Egoist by George Meredith
The following day was fixed for the run, and promptly at two o'clock the hare and hounds assembled.
From Chatterbox, 1906 by J. Erskine (John Erskine) Clarke
There are two kinds of 'cross-country running—the paper-chase, sometimes called hare and hounds, and the club run over a fixed course.
From Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 by Various
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 Gertrude W. Morrison
HISP.; the vase showing a coursing match with the hare and hounds in relief, coins, pottery, brooches, and other jewellery.
From The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by W. D. (Walter Debenham) Sweeting
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