7 2 George Beers, Huntsman. 



settled, without, as is often the case, staring about. 

 They ran steadily, and hunted the line famously 

 over some arable fields, until, getting on the 

 grass, they could press their fox. I cannot say 

 where we went any more than that I was told we 

 did a good piece of Barby Parish and wheeled 

 round right-handed^ Peter going nicely with no 

 other occupation but to ride ; and what with water 

 and ox-fences he was fully occupied, and in forty- 

 five minutes the fox was in view and Peter had 

 handled him. In my humble opinion the pack 

 behaved admirably and Peter was a genius. 



Good sport in the Vale drew large fields — Sir 

 Hugh (afterwards Lord) Cairns, Mr. Poole Ward, 

 Mr. Watson, who afterwards hunted from Lubben- 

 ham, and was a very fine rider, Jem Mason also 

 going to the front with Mrs. Villiers. On the 

 Friday side of the hunt we were meeting good 

 sportsmen. 



Two very fine characters. Mi". Webb and Mr. 

 Harrison, passed away about this time. I forget the 

 dates of their deaths, but remember well, in a very 

 good run which Lord Southampton had from 

 Kingthorn Wood killing the fox at Kislingbury, 

 that Mr. Webb falling into Bugbrook Brook, 

 became very wet, and had to ride twenty miles to 

 reach home. I do not remember seeing him out 



