174 Frank Beers' Diaries. [1885-86 



saw such a number of pedestrians at a meet of foxhounds 

 before. Avery large Field of horsemen as well, including 

 several Masters of hounds and professional Huntsmen. 

 G. Carter, of the Fitzwilliam ; Grant, from Sir Bache 

 Cunard's ; Goodall, from the Pytchley. We drew 

 Staverton Wood blank. Found in one of the small 

 •coverts adjourning ; went away, five hundred or more 

 ' view-halloos ' greeting him ! As straight as he could go 

 he ran to Charwelton, on beyond made a wide ring, and 

 got to ground near Charwelton House. Found in Badby 

 Wood, went away through the village, back towards 

 Preston, lost him. It was hardly fit for hunting; gave it 

 up. 



" March 22. — Foxley. Found in Bushey End, and went 

 away at a capital pace down to Foxley, and through 

 Grimscote Heath; turned away past Lichborough, over 

 the bottom, through Seawell Wood and Maidford, along 

 the brookside pointing for Canons Ashby ; over the 

 Preston road, and back through Burnfold ; away 

 pointing for Farthingstone, and ran into him in Lich- 

 borough Park. A capital gallop. Found again in Tite's 

 Coppice, a vixen ran to Bradden ; lost her. Found 

 in Astcote Thorns, ran to Grimscote Heath, back, and 

 lost him near Astcote Thorns. Found in Tiffield Allot- 

 ments ; ran very fast, leaving Nun Wood on the left, to 

 Easton and lost. 



'' March 29. — Preston Capes. A very stormy morning ; 

 found in Hinton Gorse, away to Byfield in a blinding 

 storm of hail and rain, lost him. Found in Fawsley 

 Gardens, away through Church Wood, Mantel's Heath, 

 Everdon Stubbs, to Stowe ; killed him. Found in 

 plantation by Mr Hurley's, ran through Stowe Wood, 

 over the hill for Weedon, up to Everdon Stubbs, and 

 killed him." (No further record this season.) 



