1878-79] Frank Beers' Diaries. 153 



'' Feb. 22nd. — Bradden. Found in Plumpton Wood 

 after a ring or two round the covert, away they went 

 along the bottom, on to the railway as far as bridle-gate, 

 round Bradden Village, leaving it on the right, past the 

 ponds on the right, Blakesley on the left, through Astcote 

 Thorns, over the Weedon and Towcester road pointing 

 for Astcote ; bore away to Caldecote, as if for Easton 

 Neston, to the left as hard as hounds could race all the 

 way, and ran into him at Tiffield. Fifty-five minutes ; 

 the best thing of the season. As we were on the road 

 to draw Bradden again, a fox jumped up out of the fields 

 near Mr. Ridgway's, away down to Towcester Station, 

 along the meadows nearly to Kingthorn, over the brook, 

 past Greens Norton to Astcote Thorns, but did not enter, 

 away to Potcote, Cold Higham, and ran into him at 

 Foster's Booth. Found again at Bushey End, ran him to 

 Astcote Thorns, lost him. I rode Brocklesby and 

 Limerick. 18^ couple dogs. 



^' The Prince Imperial was out and went very well. The 

 pace was tremendous with first fox." 



April 8th. — Deer Park, Yardley Chase, to finish the 

 season. Ground very hard. Found in Denton side, 

 ran to Salcey, got hold of a fox. 



1878-79. 



1878. Sept. 3rd. — Began cub-hunting, hunted thirty- 

 eight days, killed thirty-three foxes. 



Nov. iith. — Commenced regular hunting at Stowe- 

 Nine-Churches, found a good show of foxes ; no 



very wonderful sport, until '' 1879. March 8th — 



Burcote Wood. Found in Heathencote Plantation, 

 ran very fast on to Mr. Montgomery's farm, away 

 to Plum Park, over Blunt's farm, Grimsdick's farm, 

 to Cattle Hill, to ground in Whittlebury Park. Found 



