152 Frank Beers' Diaries. [1877-78 



1878. Jan. 6th. — Took the hounds in the Forest, 

 had a capital day for them privately, killed a brace of 

 foxes. 



''Jan. nth. — Bradden. Found in Kingthorn Wood, 

 away along the brook pointing for Green's Norton Mill, 

 short to the right over the brook to Foscote ; gave him 

 up to go and find another in Tite's Coppice, ran through 

 Kingthorn. out at the bottom corner, along the railway to 

 Abthorpe, over the brook along the bottom, Oakley Bank 

 to the right, to Plumpton Village, through Plumpton 

 Wood, and Woodend, nearly to Slapton, on leaving 

 Weedon Bushes to the left, through Weedon to Weston, 

 through Gomeral's Holt where we viewed the fox in 

 the same field with the hounds. They were running for 

 him ; but he beat them by getting to ground in the 

 earths at Mr. Edmund's of Plumpton. A most capital 

 sporting run. Lots of falls ; would have been perfection 

 had we killed him. Found again in Weedon Bushes ; 

 ran nearly to Wappenham Station, over the brook to 

 Green's Park, and to ground at Plumpton. I rode 

 Pioneer and Brocklesby. 22\ couple bitches. 



" Feb. 20th. — Wakefield Lawn. 



The Prince Imperial of France staying at Wakefield 

 with the Duke of Grafton for hunting. Found in Fire 

 Furze, away at once over the river past Stoke Gap, 

 over the railroad to Roade, and lost him at Quinton. 

 Found again in Ash Leys, ran to Courteenhall, back to 

 Ashwood, stopped the hounds going to the forest. 

 Found again in Stoke Park, went to Ashton, back to 

 Shutlanger through Stoke Park, over the river away to 

 Alderton and Grafton, as hard as they could run across 

 the meadows, and ran into him at the Canal Bridge at 

 Stoke Bruerne. A very good hunt. I rode Pioneer 

 and Percival. \']\ couple dogs. 



