INTRODUCTION 



Leonards, Holbrook's nursery ground, up to the ice 

 house at Tabley ; here he waited, having been bred 

 in the roof of it. From this point we had one 

 of the most continuous fine runs possible, crossed 

 the turnpike road close to the lodge, to Tabley Walk, 

 over Tabley High Fields, left Mere Moss just to 

 his right, thro' Gleave's Hole, over Winterbottom 

 to Waterless Brook, where Brooke's Gorse now 

 stands, over the brook, which was rather a puzzler 

 for the Field, but I saw where there was good getting 

 out, and jumped in. When I got to the top of 

 the bank every hound crossed me at an open rail 

 place. With this bother at the brook of course the 

 hounds beat the Field, which did not come up till 

 they were crossing Budworth Heath. We then 

 went behind Belmont, crossed the Warrington Road, 

 ran down to the Horns at Witley, where we kill'd, 

 after a first-rate run. 



" The splitting run over the Chester Vale, from 

 Waverton Gorse, was seen by few, when John 

 Armitstead's old black horse, and 'J. B. Glegg ' had 

 the credit of beating the Field. In Leicestershire 

 for pace and country I never saw a more brilliant 

 affair. Rowland Warburton himself will recollect 

 a capital spin we had from his own wood, crossed 

 the paved road a little above the Gore Bridge (all 

 the Field went with the hounds save himself, Maiden, 

 Self, and one or two others). Knowing where the 

 cover was we put steam on, went down the road 

 to the ford, and when we got to the top of the Gore 

 Wood the hounds came out under our feet. From 

 this point to Tatton Park we were never caught. 

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