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drawn l)lauk. A fox was found in Willougliby Gorse, aiirf went away by tlie 

 Spa in the direction of Shuckburgli, turned to (lie left by Staverton, and crossed 

 the brook, wliidi only a select few charifed, Mr. James Montj^omery takinj^ 

 the lead, and clearing it in beautiful style. Seven or eight others managed 

 to make terra firino. v\i]u'r by jumping or fording, One gentleman, more 

 unfortunate, fell, with liis horse uixni him. into the brook, and had it not been 

 for the timely assistance of his friends would certainly have ))een drowned. 

 Tlu'v ran througli the plantations, crossed tlie road, and killed in a meadow 

 after a very fjust run of thirty-five minute^;. 



Stevens' diary : 



\Sfli Sheninyton Mill. — Drew Shutford Spineys & Hitchcox gorse B. 

 Found in Swacliffe Osier bed 3 foxes Broake away Pointing to Claydouhill 

 •Curved to the Left by Shutford dump Leveing Epwell Mill to the Left 

 Bearing a Little to the right over sheuly hill & along the top of the hill to 

 the sun Riseing where he sunk into the vale* by Bricksfield and Hardwick 

 where wc had a Check hunted him on over Oxhiil & Pillertou Fields 

 Pointing' to Brickhill Gorse Curved to the right Pointing to Walton wood 

 into Mar.ston Field where he waited fen- the hounds and ran very hard 10 

 minutes it Killed him at Tubs End time one hour and Fifty juinutes. 



19f/i EatinytoH Park. — Found in rough hill a leshe of foxes & ran over 

 Wards hill through the Park by Lambcote through Brickhill gorse & over 

 Pillertou Field and Marston Field by Compton Lodge & Poolefields gorse 

 to Chadshuut heath where he waited for us and ran verey hard back 

 in Hill Field where he got in some where Found again in Bathhill and 

 ran over Mr. Dixons Farme throug'h Bowshote by Coml)roke & the 

 oxliouse over Pillerton Field to the Brooke Pointing to Idlicote Curved to 

 the right by Pillerton Priors thrcnigh Brickhill gorse over Eatington Field it 



Park to Talton A: a ring over Wards liill Si round by & Killed 



him 1 hour '/-i ■ 



March '2nd Kytes Hardwick. — Found in Leicesters Peice k. ran up to 

 Thurleston & found he wos 15 minutes gone & gave him up.* Found again in 

 Cooks gorse k away over the Brooke k turned to tlie right Pointing to 

 Willoughby then Curved to the Left over the Canal up to Barby hill k 

 curved to the right by ashliy Lodge to ashby Stt Ledgers where we changed 

 our fox and ran on to Welton Place cV aboute the Spineys k a ring Pointing 

 to KiH)y L^ Back by Welton A: by Dunsland Reservoir into Daintrey it 

 Killed him 2 hours .52 minutes very Fast.f 



10//( KenneU Kiuetoti.—FimmX in the holt k ran to Mr. Arches the fox 

 turned \ 1 thought it was a vixen. Found again in Pillei-ton gorse k ran 

 over Oxhiil Field Pointing to Edgehill Curved to the Left over Lines 

 Farme ))y Mountfords k Marston Field by Brookehampton & Combrooke <fe 

 •over the Water at Comjiton into Bowsliote & a ring by redliill to ground in a 

 tree at Walton House & Left him. A tremendous hail storme. 



* This a very cbanicteristic ctitry. Stevens uevov liked being fur bcliiiid a fox. 



t Lord Forester, of Willey P;irk, Slirojisliire, was the autlior of the well-knowti 

 paying " It is the pace that kills." When Mr. Forester he was a di^tinj^uished rider to 

 hounds in Leicestershire, and with his friend. " Flying Childe," of Kinlet, is said to 

 have introduced the fashion of liard ridinp. wliir.li hns increased up to ;t more recent 

 <lat«.— [" Cecil," p. 2H, 18.5-1 Kd. 



