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several times, but with both whips' horses dead beat, I 

 stopped them first chance. I had the bitches out, and 

 they ran remarkably stout. i8| couple. We had a 

 very large Field out — several from Leicestershire — and 

 many will never forget this great day. Hounds ran 

 very hard all the time, and would have killed two or 

 three foxes had we not changed continually." 



1881-82. 



1 88 1. Sept. 14th. — Began cub-hunting. Killed a cub 

 in Wicken Spinneys, then a fine old badger, but not 

 without assistance. Hunted twenty days and killed 

 twenty-one cubs. 



Nov. 7. — Stowe-Nine-Churches for regular hunting. 

 Found foxes in the wood, and ran to Heyford Iron Works 

 to ground. Found again in Everdon Stubbs, killed at 

 Preston. Found again in Knightley's Wood ; ran very 

 hard and could have killed him. Mr. Val. Knightley 

 begged hard for his life. Being so short of foxes we let 

 him escape. I rode Amos and Crisis. 



" Dec. 28th. — Wakefield Lawn. Found in Fire Furze ; 

 got headed and killed. Found again in Colonel FitzRov's 

 Covert ; ran through Stoke Park, past Plane W^oods, 

 across Courteenhall Park, over the brook, down to 

 Northampton, to the left to Huntsbury Hill, to Lady 

 Bridge, Wootton House, and Delapre Park to the right, 

 and ran into him below Queen's Cross. A very fine 

 hunting run ; hounds worked admirably." 



1882. Jan. 2nd. — Adstone. Found at Ashby, away 

 past Hogstaff and Badby, over Burrough Hill, Dodford 

 Holt, through Mr Craven's Garden, and killed him at 

 Mr. Tibbit's House. An hour and three-quarters, eleven 

 and a half miles — a fine hunting run. 



''Jan. 13th. — Wappenham. Found in Astwell Mill 



