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Birchley Hays, and ran very quick to Close Wood, where 

 he earthed. We dug for him, but there being so many 

 spouts we did not find him. We then drew Meriden Shafts 

 without finding. We soon afterwards found a fox in Lord 

 Aylesford's decoy. He then run over his Lordship's 

 park for Daniel's Wood, pointed for Shawsbury cover, and 

 came round by Close Wood. Skirted Meriden, when a cur 

 dog hunted the fox before the hounds, and he was lost. 



Oct. 17. — We met at Hampton Coppice, and found a fox 

 immediately. He took two or three rings in the cover, and 

 then went off for the Solihull woods. Being headed near 

 the great turnpike road, he came back over the canal 

 pointing for Chelmsley Wood, and under Mr. Spooner's 

 house. After taking an extensive ring, he returned to the 

 cover he was found in ; we hunted him through the cover, 

 and the scent dying away he was lost. As good hunting 

 as possible with the young pack for two hovirs. We then 

 drew the Solihull woods, and found in the third ; but the 

 scent was so bad we lost this fox. 



Oct. 1 8. — Met at Tilehill ; found immediately, and soon 

 killed. The hounds then drew the other part of the cover, 

 and hit upon another fox ; he took away, and ran a very 

 extensive ring for three hours within six minutes, when he 

 was killed very near the place he was found. 



Many horses were done over, as the fox was supposed to 

 have run "20 miles without the hounds being once cast. 

 Chester distinguished himself, particularly in hunting as 

 well as at the death, being first when most of the hovmds 

 viewed him. 



Oct. 20. — Met at Haywood, and immediately found a fox 

 which broke cover towards Wroxall House, where he was 



