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25th, one hour and thirty-three minutes from Brent- 

 ingby Spinney, hounds running from scent to view 

 across Croxton Park, killing their fox on the grass. 

 The brush was presented to the Hon. Mrs. H. H. 

 Molyneux, who rode her white mare " Grey Goose," 

 a Leicestershire celebrity. On December 5th, a 

 remarkable day's sport was seen from Tippings 

 Gorse, lasting three hours and forty minutes, finish- 

 ing by marking to ground in a swallow hole near 

 Market Overton on Cottesmore domains. Again on 

 December 7th, with the afternoon fox from Freeby 

 Wood there was a capital gallop of fifty-five minutes, 

 hounds running round by Brentingby Spinnies, 

 Freeby, over the brook by Saxby, past Rickett's 

 Plantation to the hill-top as if Stonesby Ashes was 

 their goal. The hunted one then turned right- 

 handed past Coston, where unfortunately a fresh 

 fox jumped up and led the pack until night was 

 established, and they were stopped in the vale 

 below Market Overton. Out of a large field there 

 were but few left at the finish, and these included 

 the Duke of Portland, Lord Grey de Wilton, Lord 

 Cloncurry, the Hon. H. H. Molyneux, Captain T. 

 Boyce, Captain Tennant, Mr. G. Potchin, Mr. H. 

 Flowers, Mr. Parker, Mons. Coutourie, and two or 

 three strangers. 



Heavy going after the frost and rain marked 

 the sport which closed the year, but a good day 

 was enjoyed from Croxton Park. A fox was 

 viewed by Will Wells to jump up out of a furrow, 

 shaking the wet from his brush before he started 

 on a long twisty run. A large field were out, and 



