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lu liis secoud year's huutiug, Mr. Corbet's hounds found a fox at Chil- 

 liugton, iu Staffoi'dshire, aud ran liim to Weston (Lord Bradford's), whence he 

 returned to Chilliugtou, leaping the wall into the park, at that time entire 

 aud of great height. The jjack carried the scent to the spot, when Trojan 

 at once took the wall, wliilst the rest of the pack, who attempted it, fell 

 backwards. The field rode for the gate, and when they got into the park, 

 Trojan was found at bay with his fox, Avhich he had hunted into a drain. 



A similar exploit was performed l)y the same hound in the sixth year of 

 his hunting. November 9th, 1786. A fox broke from the Perry Woods, near 

 Birmingham, and, leaping the high Ijrick wall into Lord Dartmouth's park, 

 was followed by Trojan only. The field. Avith the rest of the pack, entered 

 the pai-k Ijy the gate, when Trojan was seen carrying the scent across it, and 

 after being joined by the pack, the wall again jiresented itself. As he had 



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leaped into the park, Trojan leaped out of it, whilst the rest of the pack, 

 attempting to follow his example, fell backwards as Ijefore. The field had 

 again to ride for the gate ; and when they arrived in the London and 

 Birniingliam turnpike road (where the same wall, iu staiu quo, is now to 

 be seen), they Avere informed that one hoimd (Trojan, of course) had gone 

 across it with a scent, into a wood hard by, in which, on entering it, 

 Trojan was heard carrying on the scent by himself ; and, on the pack 

 joining cry, a capital run was the result ; the fox having been killed 

 between Halesowen aud Hagley in Worcestershire, having been found in 

 Staffordshire, aud run through part of Warwickshire. Stephen Goodall 

 hmited them on this day, and he always said that no fox could go above 

 ground on anything like a hunting day where Trojan c(mld not follow him. 



