276 HUNTING REMINISCENCES 



and Mr. W. Gale, whilst Mrs. W. Lawson was 

 the foremost lady. 



During January and the whole of February we 

 experienced a frost of such duration and intensity 

 as had never been seen in this country since the 

 season 1860-61. Only four very doubtful days' 

 hunting were registered between December 30th 

 and March 1st. The first day out, hounds met at 

 Newton Bar, and two first-class hunting runs 

 resulted. After an uneventful morning a fox was 

 set going from Culverthorpe domains, giving a 

 good chase of fifty minutes to Newton Hall, 

 where he was killed on the lawn, and the brush 

 presented by Lord Edward Manners to Mrs. 

 Heathcote. The second gallop was from Sapper- 

 ton Wood with the evening fox, who again took 

 us the desirable line by Hanby, turning for the 

 grass down to Lenton brook. Mr. V. Hemery 

 gave the lead over on Shining River by Tiber, 

 followed by Mr. James Hutchinson, Mr. Soames, 

 and Mr. Cecil Rudkin the bulk of field finding 

 an easier place by halving it at the ford. After 

 crossing the brook, we turned sharp to the left and 

 ran parallel with it below Lenton, where the pack 

 divided, some running into the Vicarage garden, 

 where they killed. Gillard with the others cast on 

 over the brook up to Osgodby, where they checked, 

 and it was a curious sight to see Ben Baxter, the 

 shoeing smith, riding up with the dead fox over 

 his shoulder, and the six couple who had effected 

 the kill at the vicarage. It was a good thirty-five 

 minutes and an excellent ride. 



