1 70 Frank Beers Diaries. [1884-85, 



'' 1885. Jan. 19th. — Preston Capes. Found in Church 

 Wood, and away with a capital scent to Snorscombe. 

 Turned to the right over the Maidford road, past Canons 

 Ashby, Moreton Pinkney, ran through Allithorn to 

 Helmdon and Weston, back to AlUthorn, losing the fox. 

 Several more on foot. Killed a fox in Tite's Coppice. 

 Away with another to Greens Norton to ground. The 

 run in the morning was a good one ; men rode with 

 determination over a capital country. The Field scat- 

 tered and pulled out miles in length. i8i bitches. 

 Timepiece carried me well." 



Feb. 13th. — Astwell Mill. Found in Allithorn ; away at 

 a killing pace to Canons Ashby Gorse ; turned short ta 

 the right pointing for Maidford, but the fox was headed 

 short back, and hounds fairly ran into him at Adstone. 

 Forty-five minutes at best pace all the way. Found in 

 Plumpton Wood, went past Oakley Bank to Woodend, 

 and lost him. Found in Tite's Coppice, ran to ground 

 at Bradden. Found at Kingthorn Wood, away towards 

 Foscote, but turned to Blakesley, killing the fox in a 

 cellar. Lords Chesham, Lonsdale, Rocksavage, and 

 fifteen other lords out this day. 



'' 27th. — Brackley. Found in the Gorse, and went 

 away across Steane Park, past Halse Grange and Rad- 

 stone, to the right over Stuchbury grass enclosures, and 

 ran into an old dog-fox at Greatworth. Fifty minutes at 

 a good pace. Found again in Halse Coppice ; away to 

 Helmdon, Allithorn just on the right, to Sulgrave, over 

 the road pointing for the ' Magpie ' inn, but bore to the left 

 over Stuchbury Grass, and ran into him close to Mr. 

 Warren's House. Found at Whistley Wood, a dozen 

 foxes at least. After four or five turns round the wood,, 

 hounds went away straight to Astwell Mill, and on nearly 

 to Wappenham, turned down over the railroad, with 



