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headed back. The hounds then dro\ e him round the wood 

 through Gilbert's coppice, to the dog-kenncl at Wroxall, 

 where he got into a drain. Drew on to the Honiley woods 

 and found a fox, which, after trying all the points towards 

 Haywood and Meriden, the hounds pressed him so close, 

 he was obliged to make away for the Fern Hill covers ; 

 then over the country to Woodcote House, to Kenilworth, 

 up the meadows by the Castle, and the hounds ran into him 

 in Thick Broom, making for Stoneleigh earths, after a run 

 of one hour and 27 minutes, as complete as any hounds 

 could do. This was the whelj) pack. 



Oct. 22. — Met at Chelmsley and found a brace of foxes ; 

 one broke away through Ancot Hall farm to School Rough, 

 and over the meadows for Elmdon Hall ; headed short at 

 Hampton coppice, he ran through the village of Bickenhill, 

 over the fields towards Hampton, turned to Stone Bridge, 

 where the fox crossed to Lord Aylesford's decoy ; the scent 

 dying away he was given up. We then went to York's 

 wood and immediately found a fox ; and drove him, as well 

 as the day would permit, to Water Orton, and Park Hall 

 woods, when we were obliged to give in, the day was so 

 unfavourable. 



Oct. 24. — Met at the Shawberry woods, where the covers 

 had been disturbed by shooters. Got upon a disturbed fox 

 at Lord's wood, hunted him for some time and then gave 

 him up. Drew on to Birchley Hays, and found ; our fox 

 went away to Close Wood, over the fields to Kinwasey ; 

 to Alderman Hewett's plantations, by Fillongley town end, 

 and again into Birchley Hays. Here a fresh fox crossed, 

 and the day being unfavourable, after persevering till near 

 five o'clock, and not being able to drive him out, we gave 

 in. The day being very windy, we did not hear the hounds 



