122 Frank Beers Diaries. [1871-72 



''April 14th. — Last day of the season, met at 

 VVhittlebury. Found in the Poorest and ran to ground in 

 Tilley's Wood. Found again in Leckhampstead Wood; 

 ran to Stowe Park, into the ridings, away for Tilley's 

 Wood, headed short back to the left, through Stowe 

 Ridings to Dadford, through the parks to Thatcham 

 Ponds, and hounds killed him in the hop-yard. I rode 

 Stepaway, Treadwell's horse, four-year-old, and Oxford. 

 18 couples, mixed. A capital fmish to a capital season. 

 Charles (William) Wheatley, first whip, Tom Smith 

 second." 



1871-72. 



Began cub-hunting Aug. 29. Killed a cub in the 

 forest. 34 couples of bitches out. 



Nov. 13th. Began regular hunting at Preston Capes. 

 Met at 12.30 on account of frost. Found in Church 

 Wood ; ran all over the Preston country but did not kill. 



Nov. 17th. — Astwell Mill. Stopped by frost until 

 the following Thursday afternoon. Had a capital after- 

 noon in the Forest, killed a fox. 



Nov. 24th. — Whistley Wood. Found a good fox ; he 

 secured too much start, but we hunted up to him at 

 Allithorn, ran him to ground at Sulgrave, and having 

 bolted him, he ran back through Allithorn and went to 

 ground at Greatworth. 



" Nov. 27th. — Foster's Booth. The first time the Duke 

 was out. Found at Roper's Gorse, and ran to ground at 

 Gayton. Found in Tiffield Allotments, but the fox would 

 not leave. Went to Easton, found at Waterhall, went 

 away at a killing pace, through Stoke Park, leaving 

 Alderton on the right, Grafton Park on the right, as 

 hard as they could go. A fresh fox jumped up in 

 view, but I had them stopped, and hit off the line of 

 our hunted fox, up to the forest. It was too dark to- 



