BIG-SIDE RUNS. The T hurlaston .— This run came off on Thursday, December 5th. The ground was not in a very favourable condition for mnning, but very slippery owing to the thaw after the recent frost, but in spite of this seven out of eight came in. The Hares Bucknill (Town) and Graham (Blake’s) were slightly beaten by the leading Hounds, who came in in the following order. 1st, Eddis (Hutch inson’s), 49min. 20sec.; 2nd, Lane (Town), 50min.; 3rd, Townsend (Arnold’s), 50min. lOseo.; 4th,' Whitjng (Bowden Smith’s), 52min.; 5th, Shirley (School House), 53min. 35sec.; 6th, Gordon (Burrows’s), 54 min. Milner (Arnold’s) was unfortunately unable to start until a few minutes after the other Hounds, but came in easily, accomplishing the run a little over 50min. The Crick .— After two adjournments, the Crick at length came off on Saturday, Dec ember 14th. It is perhaps worth mentioning as a curious fact, that it is exactly 10 years since the Crick has been run on a Saturday, or indeed upon any other day than Thursday. Most unfortunately illness and the House Match in the morning prevented five fellows from going who had intended to run. But in spite of the small start, and the dire prog nostications of some despairing prophets THE METEOR. 5 that the run would not he accomplished in less than ten minutes longer than last time, the pace was fair being only one minute slower than last year’s. Some of the fields were very heavy, especially those which had been recently ploughed. The Hares, Milner and Whiting, left the School Gates at 2.33, and the Hounds who were six in number, ten minutes after them. For the first mile the latter all kept well together, but after this, Eddis and Townsend took the lead and soon lost sight of the rest with the exception of Lane, who ran about 200 yards behind them until they reached Crick. Going up the hill into Hillmorton, the two first Hounds sighted one of the Hares about 300 yards in front of them, a distance which they gradu ally lessened, until upon reaching the “ come in ” it was diminished to 30 yards, The following are the times :— Hares, G. H. Mil ner (Arnold’s), lh. 33min., H. Whiting (Bowden Smith’s), lh. 35min. 55see. Hounds, H. Eddis (Hutchinson’s), lh. 26min.; J. H. Townsend (Arnold’s), lh. 26 min. None of the other hounds came in, in the requisite time.