86 MEMORIES OF THE SHIRES 



find the last fortnight showed capital sport for 

 all three packs. 



On 3rd April the Belvoir had a very good run 

 from Sherbrook's covert to Lodge-on-the-Wolds, 

 portions of which were very fast. Then on Friday 

 the 9th, the Quorn had a first-class run from Scrap- 

 toft Gorse, and killed their fox close to South Croxton 

 village. For some unexplainable reason I can 

 recall every incident of that day in spite of the 

 lapse of time, and can see now the big yellow fox 

 as he went away in the direction of Houghton. 

 It was near that village hounds commenced to run 

 fast, and then after pointing for the Coplow they 

 swung round by Carver's Spinney and raced down 

 the valley under Ingarsby. Soon after passing 

 this place they turned sharp to the right to cross 

 the railway, and at that moment up came a train. 

 The engine-driver promptly applied his brakes, and 

 what looked like a certain disaster was happily 

 averted, but it was a very near thing. In my 

 account after this escape I read, " Garnet's dark 

 sides are to be seen leading up the furrow in the 

 big grass field rising from the brook to the Coplow- 

 Keyham road." I recall that bitch Garnet, and 

 remember to have frequently seen her at the head of 

 affairs. She was a very dark-coloured hound, and, 

 when going fast, her ears had a way of flapping up 

 and down. The farthest point in the run was 

 Oueniborough from whence the fox turned back to 

 meet his death. 



I beUeve this day was the last occasion that 

 my old friend Mr. Edward Frewen of Cold Overton 

 appeared in the hunting field, and he lent his horse 

 to Firr to finish the run. The ground was very 



