28 Charles^ Third Baron Southampton. 



the farmers don't want you, and I want my hounds 

 to be taught to hunt before they are asked to run 

 over a country. You may keep the foxes In, 

 and the more you make them rattle about 

 the coverts the better." Until the leaf had 

 fallen, with the exception of a day or two when 

 my lord came out himself, hounds were confined 

 to the woods. Smith had a good cub-hunting 

 season, and gave satisfaction, as the few runs 

 I will give prove ; but he was very heavy, and 

 very unlucky in getting falls. Lord Southampton 

 lost his services so often, that he was obliged to 

 change again. 



During a few seasons, about this time, an 

 arrangement was made between the Pytchley 

 Masters and the owners of Badby Wood and 

 Staverton Wood for Lord Southampton to hunt 

 those coverts regularly ; consequently we met at 

 Badby Toll-bar very frequently. Our runs were 

 on many occasions to Shuckburgh, and we were 

 very fortunate in not running to ground, and 

 very successful in killing our foxes. Those coverts 

 always pleased me better to run to than to draw. 

 The large fields prevent foxes from leaving. 



Smith had a fine run from Tiffield Allotments, 

 taking Astcote Thorns, Grub's Coppice, Lich- 

 borough, Farthingstone, to Hen Wood without 



