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the country, you will know we crossed the best of 

 the Burton Flats. The fox swung to the left on 

 reaching the river, and entered Burbidge's covert ; 

 but he dare not dwell, and the pack drove him out, 

 killing a few minutes later in Burton village. 



This was exactly thirty-five minutes from the 

 time of leaving Adam's Gorse to Burbidge's covert, 

 with a five - and - a - half - mile point. Whether we 

 started with a fresh fox from that little covert I 

 am not able to say, but think not. It was the place 

 to which the one we were hunting appeared to be 

 going, and it was Firr's marvellous quickness in 

 anticipating his intentions that gave us the gallop. 

 Hounds were never touched after leaving Adam's 

 Gorse. I looked back on this as one of the best 

 gallops I ever saw. The date was nth January 

 1884. There were several other good runs before 

 the end of the season. 



This was the end of Mr. Coupland's reign of the 

 Quorn, and he was succeeded in office by Lord 

 Manners. 



