MR. J. CORBET— 1804. 



fox at a little cover near the common, ran him over Coleshill 

 Heath, and after running him for 20 minutes, he got into a 

 little rabbit spout ; he was bolted, and soon after killed. — 

 The hounds ran near three hours and a half. 



Oct. 17. — Met at the Quarry Wood, and immediately 

 found a fox that led us through Birchmore Stumps Wood, 

 Cooper's Grove, Butlers Wood, and the Shawburys ; he 

 then held on towards Arley, where the hounds turned with 

 a fresh fox that ran back through the same coverts, very 

 hard over the brook to Close Wood, where the pack 

 came to a slight check near an ozier bed. A fresh fox now 

 went away back to Close Wood 5 and the old hunted fox 

 was ran, by a single hound, through the Decoy, and on to 

 Banerby. The rain came on very fast, yet the hounds 

 continued to run the fox to Birchley Hays, and had him 

 amongst them several times ; but the scent at last became 

 so bad they could only run him in view, and at three o'clock 

 he was given up. 1 



Oct. 18. — We met at Tile Hill, and drew all the covei'ts 

 thereabout, blank. In Long Meadow Wood we found a 

 litter of foxes, and killed one in cover. While the hounds 

 were eating him, another fox went away ; we hunted him, 

 with a bad scent, over the grounds to the Danvats, where 

 the hounds met with a check. They soon afterwards got 

 upon terms with their fox, and dressed him round the cover 

 until he went to ground in the main earth. Then drew on 

 towards Coventry and killed a very large badger. The day 

 became so bad that we were obliged to take the hounds 

 home. 



1 The hounds ran the fox for four hours, and part of the time very 

 hard. 



