172 Frank Beers' Diaries\ [1885-86 



'' March 30th. — Paulerspury. Water Hall blank, also 

 Easton. Found in the Rifle-butt clump of laurels. 

 Away at a rattling pace close on his back, past Tiffield 

 Reformatory Gorse, leaving Tiffield on the right, 

 Caldecote to the right, Mr. Ridgway's gardens just to 

 the left, Greens Norton Mill to the right, along the 

 brookside at best pace ; Bradden on the right, 

 South Fields and Oakley Bank just to the right, 

 close past the top corner of Gomeral's Holt, Moreton 

 Pinkney on the right, as straight to Eydon Main Earths 

 as they could run, and at a killing pace. The fox 

 just saved his life ; another mile would have been the 

 death of him. A better run I never rode to in my life; 

 eleven and a half miles as the proverbial crow flies. 

 Time, one hour and ten minutes. I rode Traveller, and 

 he carried me capitally. There were a great many falls. 

 Two ladies went well, Miss Tennant and Mrs. Bunbury; 

 they both had falls, the latter was hurt so did not get 

 above half-way. We had the Eydon Brook to jump for 

 the last obstacle, seven of us jumped it on rather 

 pumped-out horses. Found again in Canons Ashby 

 ponds, away to ground at Woodford Hill. Found again 

 in Canons Ashby Gorse, away leaving Louseland just to 

 the left, Preston to the right, Charwelton to the left, 

 over Sharman's Hill, and lost him late in the evening 

 going away for Staverton. I rode Traveller, Comrade, 

 and Rossiter." 



April 1 6th. — The Kennels to finish the season. 



1885-86. 



'' 1885. Aug. 20th. — Commenced cub-hunting. Out 

 forty-five mornings, killed fifty-four foxes. 



" Nov. 9th. — Met at Woodford. Found foxes in 

 Hinton Gorse, ran to a drain to ground one field from 



