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then on to Lox'd Willoughby's ; from thence to Bowshot, 

 and on to Moreton Wood. Having made Oakley Wood, 

 reynard left that covert to the left, and then came back to 

 Charlecote, where we ran him to ground ; he was bolted, 

 and killed. A sharp run of one hour and 25 minutes, 



ITCHINGTON HEATH, FEB. 22. 



In drawing this cover we found a vixen fox, and 

 stopped the hounds. Being led away, almost immediately, 

 by another fox, we ran him to ground, after a sharp burst 

 of 15 minutes. Found a third at Chesterton, which took us 

 off to Lighthorne ; here he turned to the right, and went 

 straight to Chadshunt coppices, and went to earth. Whilst 

 the hounds were baying their game, we were hallood to 

 another, we followed him for 20 minutes when he ran to 

 ground. These disappointments determined us to return 

 to the place where we left our second fox ; we bolted him, 

 and after running him for an hoiir, at a good hunting pace, 

 the hounds threw him up. 



FARNBOKOUGH, FEB. 23. 



The first place we tried this morning was Windmill- 

 hill ; reynard was snug in his kennel, but hearing a little 

 more bustle about his domicile than was consistent with his 

 habits of retirement, up he sprang, and took straight for 

 Farnborough. The worthy 'Squire, though a true friend to 

 the .sport, was no enemy to the fox, and reynard always 

 met with fair play, when he sought refuge in any of the 

 numerous coverts and plantations upon his estate. Being 

 driven from this place, he diverged to the right, sunk the 

 bottom to Bodington-hill, and then on for the Gorse. In a 

 few minutes he cjuitted that brake to the left, and made for 

 Prior's Marston • then inclining to the right, he bore for 

 Prior's Hardwick. Turning still more to the right, he next 



