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pointing for Combe, but came back over the great London 

 road, and ran to Ryton Wood ; through that cover, on to 

 Shuckburgh Caps, and to Princeps Wood, and then he 

 returned, very quick, to the cover he was found in. After 

 running an hour and a half, the whole time very fast, he 

 was killed in Frankton Wood. The hounds in every respect 

 performed well. 



March 7- — I rode t(j cover this morning from Welcombe. 

 Drew Chelmsley, Yorks, and Smith's woods, and did not 

 find. In a short time afterwards, we started a fox out of 

 a hedge-row near to the latter wood ; we hunted him on to 

 Park Hall woods, and near to Castle Bromwich ; running 

 then near to Mr. York's, he pointed for School Rough ; and 

 leaving that cover to the right, he ran on until he got near to 

 Mr. Spooner's, and then came quick back again to School 

 Rough. In this cover we changed foxes, and the hounds 

 divided ; six couple and a half going after the hunted 

 fox to Coleshill Wood, and over the brook near to the bridge 

 at Chelmsley Wood, and on to Smith's Wood, and Park 

 Hall, where, having so very few hounds, we lost him. The 

 main body of the hounds went away with the other fox to 

 Hampton Coppice, through that cover and Barber's Coppice, 

 on to Bickenhill. Being headed there, reynard went back 

 through Hampton Coppice, very quick, for School Rough 

 and Chelmsley Wood, and to the town of Coleshill. He 

 then made for Banerby Pool, and over the open country to 

 Little Packington, where he went to ground under a tree 

 in the Church-yard. The hounds ran five hours and a half 

 without interruption. 



March 10. — We met at Newnham, and drew that cover 

 and Bickerley Twelve-acres, without finding. Went on to 

 the covers near Combe, and drew them and High Wood, 



