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the hill to Stowe Wood, did not enter ; ran up to the 

 small covert between Mr. Hurley's covert and Church 

 Stowe, where we had him in view. Hounds ran him 

 through Stowe Wood back to Hurley's covert, and 

 killed him. Best pace for fifty-five minutes, and nearlv 

 four miles. Only myself, Edward, my second whip, 

 G. Elliott, and a steeplechase gentleman-rider, viz., 

 " Bonnetty Bob," were with them. The country was 

 a stiff one. 



Found in a small patch of gorse between Canons 

 Ashby and Plumpton ; they raced him away in view 

 to Plumpton Wood. A brace of foxes went away 

 from Plumpton, and they ran one to ground at 

 W^oodend, and the other to Blakeslev Hall ; back to 

 ground in a drain, close to the railway arch by Plumpton 

 Wood, bolted him, and he went to ground under the 

 riding in Plumpton Wood ; gave it up. I rode Thistle 

 and Comrade. 



" 1886. Nov. 20. — Horton. Found in Bravfield 

 Furze. Hounds went away at a great pace through the 

 Chase, across the middle of the Deer Park, through 

 Collier's Earn and Horton Gardens ; the fox swam the 

 pond through Horton W^ood, and was run to ground at 

 Eakley Lane. \\^e bolted him, and ran back to ground 

 at Horton, near the pond. Found again in Ravenstone 

 Wood, awav to Weston Underwood ; a ring- back, 

 leaving Ravenstone Village on the right, over the drain 

 at Eakley Lane, through Horton Wood, ran just outside, 

 and on to Warrington Spinney ; then back, leaving 

 Weston Underwood on the left, over the road pointing 

 for the river, turned up and ran to ground just under 

 Weston Underwood, after one hour and forty minutes — 

 as good a run as I ever saw on that side of the country. 

 Best pace all through. Pulled up the sluice, and out 



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