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through that cover and Withycombe Wood, and over the 

 enclosures to the river Avon ; the water was much out, and 

 the fox, as may be supposed, being afraid to cross the water, 

 ran up the stream for some time ; turned from the river 

 opposite to Welford, and then went on for Luddington ; the 

 scent now died away, and he was lost. This run lasted two 

 hours and W minutes, good hunting over the country, until 

 the latter part of the day. 1 



Dec. 23. — Met at Idlieote, and drew that cover and all 

 those near it, without finding. At two o'clock we found a 

 fox in Eatington Grove, and killed him in half an hour. 

 Found again in the gorse near Eatington, and after running 

 rings for an hour, we killed our fox. — A good day for the 

 hounds. 



Dec. 25. — Threw oiF at Thickthorn, but did not find 

 until we got to Berricot Wood, near Stoneleigh ; after 

 running our fox for half an hour, the hounds ran into him. 

 Found again in Ryton Wood, and had a good run for an 

 hour and a half, when we lost our fox near General Scott's, 

 at Wolston, two miles from Combe ; he certainly entered 

 one of the drains, or concealed himself somewhere in the 

 buildings. 2 



Dec. 27. — Threw oiF at Ufton, and found a fox in a 

 very small cover near that place ; he ran rings for an hour 

 and a half, very good hunting, when the hounds turned him 

 up. Drew two very small covers, blank. In passing on 



1 Mr. Gould's servant broke his leg during this run. 



2 We did not get home till half past six ; long after it was quite 

 dark. 



