mr: GOOD THING FROM THE HOLT. 179 



•I'.ird Mitford Bridye. — A fox Stole away from Woolford by Barton 

 village Nearly to Witehfonl Mill Turned to the right up to the grove & 2 

 rings there and away over the hill Leveing Little Compton on the right to 

 ground A fox was Hollowed & we ran along the hill to the top of Rolleright 

 Comb where we had 2 lines we turned to the right over the hill to Over 

 Norton Park & turned to the right Pointing to Salford where ho was ran by 

 2 Slieepe Dogs & we Never could run him after 52 minutes. 



■26th Kineton. — Found in the holt & ran over Kiueton k E,adway Fields 

 over the Banbury Turnpike road Leveing Old Leys on the Left Pointing to 

 Burton Hill curved to the right by W. Ledbrokes Pointing to hunts gorse 

 Leveing Avon Dasset on the left Pointing to Farnborougli Curved to the 

 Left by Harbadges gorse to the railroad Pointing to Mollington Spinnies 

 and Killed him 50 minutes. Drew Mollington hill Curtis gorse Upton gorse 

 Blank Edghill gorse Blank and gave it up. 



Tliis run is also mentioued in Lord Mountgarret's 

 diary as a brilliant fifty minutes over the Vale without a 

 check, and he adds that the place where the fox was killed 

 was close to the G.W.R., and the navvies, who were then 

 making the new line, came in numbers down the 

 embankment to see the fox broken up by the pack. 



December 3rd Wroxtou Abbey. — Found in Greaves Spiney & ran veiy 

 quick to Claydon hill & Back & Killed him. Found again in Wigington 

 Heath & ran over Atkins Farmo & over to Wigg'iugton village ciu'ved to 

 the right over Mr. Pearces farme Nearly to Swacliffe grange & Cm-ved to 

 the Left by Over Norton and he whent to ground in Hook Norton Field 40 

 minutes very quick. 



6th Grove Parle. — Found a Brace of foxes in the gorse & ran a ring by the 

 Back of Hatton & by Calverdon through ganaway grove by Norton over 

 Warwick cG;:;rron into the Park Changed our fox & ran by Oakley wood & 

 gave him up Pointing for Chesterton. 



~tli Mitford Bridge. — Drew "Woolford wood Barton Spinnies & grove 

 Blank found in Witchford wood and ran by Weston Spiny Leveing 

 Stourton & Cherrington & Sutton mill to the Left along the Brooke side by 

 Witchford mill curved to the right Pointing to the village & turned Shorte 

 Back & we Sloped the Hounds Pointing to Swacliffe. 



A blank draw of Wolford Wood is rarely related in 

 this diary or at any other time. 



9th Harbury Village. — Found in Ladbrooke gorse & ran by Mr. Mamis 

 & all over l)y marston Dole Leveing Priors Marston to the right Shuekburgh 

 to the Left up to Hellidon Church yard where he was Headed back & we 

 Killed heim one Field frome the village 55 minutes. 



14:th Mitford Bridge. — Found in Witeford (Whichford) wood & come 

 away by the village and stourton by Sutton mill & along the side of the hill 

 over the road by Brailes Building & Sheldons gorse Pointing to Shutford 

 turned to the right & by Sibford & Lost him in Hook Norton Field. 

 Found again in Wigington Heath & away by Swacliffe grange & Hook 



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