INTRODUCTION 



The Withington Kennels were given up, and kennels 

 built at Peover. 



" Glegg has omitted the two best runs I ever 

 saw. We met at Hurlestone, and had drawn all the 

 covers in the country blank, when (it was late in 

 March, and Will Head, Huntsman) we found at 

 3 P.M., in a small patch of gorse under Calveley Park 

 wall, a very small Fox. The hounds got away close 

 to him, and all went together into the barn at the 

 farmhouse ; ' the fox is kill'd,' we all said, but he 

 got away under the door. Head cast the hounds 

 round the barn, away we went ! very best pace ! 

 over Wettenhall Green, up to the wood, left it and 

 Darnhall on the left, and made a sudden turn to the 

 right, over the very best of the MinshuU Country, to 

 the River at Eardswick Hall, a mile above Minshull 

 Village. We crossed at the wooden bridge, and ran 

 very fast almost to Bradfield Green, bore to the left, 

 and we ran into our Fox, a small vixen without 

 cubs, at Warmincham Rectory, one hour almost 

 without a check. James Tomkinson rode ' The 

 Pea,' and he mounted me on ' Whizgig.' 



" Maiden, Huntsman, met at Ashley Hall, a cold 

 day in March, high N.E. wind ; snow fell in the 

 morning. Put the hounds into Cooper's Plantation, 

 a small place, and immediately chopp'd a fine dog- 

 fox. Another was halloo'd away at same time, and 

 away we went at a capital pace almost up to Castle 

 Mill, turn'd to right, and then over a fine wild 

 country, the best of Mobberley, towards Wilmslow, 

 over Lindon Common, Warford, Little Warford, and 

 up to where Chelford Station now is, left Astle on 



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