hare and hounds

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Several of the colleges, notably Harvard and Yale, have hare and hounds in the fall—although I do not believe there were ever any inter-collegiate contests in that branch of sport.

From Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 by Various

You never saw anything so cheerful and spontaneous as their gait; schoolboys do not look more eagerly at hare and hounds; and you would have thought it impossible to tire such willing marchers.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 1 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew

Never were there such hills for hare and hounds.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde

As we know, Sam was an excellent runner, and hare and hounds just suited him.

From The Rover Boys at School by Stratemeyer, Edward

The familiar hare and hounds pattern of nightmare.

From Shock Treatment by Mullen, Stanley