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thirty-three times, killed forty-one foxes. '' The best 

 cub-hunting I ever remember, and the wettest, great 

 floods several times during the cubhunting ; hundreds 

 of sheep drowned, between 100 and 150 drowned at 

 Shutlanger and Stoke Meadows. 



Nov. 8th. — Hounds began regular hunting at Foster's 

 Booth. Found in Everdon Stubbs ; a lot of ringing 

 about, not much sport. 



''Nov. igth. — Radstone. Found in Brackley Gorse, 

 went away at a tremendous pace, pointing for Halse 

 Coppice, Radstone to the left, over the brook by 

 Turweston ; only three rode at it, myself, Tom Smith 

 my first whip, and a young gentleman Mr. Hannay 

 by name, he got a regular cropper ; Tom Smith broke 

 his horse's back. I got well over, but my horse, 

 Newgentstown, came on to his nose and knees ! I rolled 

 •off, but up and on instantly, and after the hounds ; ran 

 to Biddlesden Park. We did not persevere further that 

 way owing to Mr. Morgan's shooting. Found at Halse 

 •Coppice a brace of foxes, but they went to ground. 

 Found again in Whistley Wood, ran well there for 

 forty minutes; at last, like pigeons, up wind to Radstone, 

 to ground under the road, poked him out with a pole, 

 and killed him. 



"Dec. 13th. — Preston Capes. Found in Hinton 

 Gorse ; ran past Charwelton osier-bed, over pointing for 

 Fawsley, to ground near Griffin's Gorse. Found again 

 in a hedgerow near Charwelton, ran him to ground. 

 Found again in the osier-bed near the old Mill, over the 

 brook nearly to Hinton, back to Charwelton, and killed 

 him there. Found again at Hogstaff, ran to Badby 

 Wood, back through Preston Church W'ood, through 

 Badby Wood, and stopped the hounds at Sudborough ; 

 a tremendous hard day. I rode Egmont and Clansman. 



