lyS Frank Beers' Diaries. [1886-87 



came the fox ; we killed him in the same meadow. 1 

 rode Rossiter and Jenny Jones, and stopped the Field on 

 the latter over a stone wall, under Weston Underwood, 

 just before he ran to ground. A really grand day's 

 sport, and never did I see the dog-hounds to better 

 advantage. 22 couples. 



" Nov. 24. — Castlethorpe. Found at Mr. Knapp's, 

 lost him at Lincoln Lodge. Found another fox at 

 Bunstye Wood ; ran to ground close to Jarvis's Wood; 

 bolted him, and ran at a clipping pace through Horton 

 Wood, over the railway into Collier's Earn, out directly 

 to Horton Rifle-Butts, along by the Chase for some 

 distance ; turned away, leaving Brayfield Furze on the 

 left, as straight as he could go to Cooknoe Spoil Banks, 

 ran into him two helds bevond, below the villagre of 

 Cooknoe, after a good fifty minutes. There was no 

 scent during the fore part of the day, but it was better 

 in the afternoon. Rode Tenbury and Paragon. 



^' Nov. 26. — Brackley. A very large Meet of both 

 ladies and gentlemen. Found directly we entered the 

 gorse ; ran through Gooseholme to Hinton-in-the- 

 Hedges, and killed at Croughton Covert ; hounds ran like 

 flying all the way. Found again in Brackley Gorse, and 

 ran away pointing for Brackley Union, but turned short 

 back over the grass at best pace to Halse Grange, 

 where they ran him into Mr. King's farmyard and killed. 

 Found in Halse Coppice, away close under Radstone to 

 Whistley ; ran hard there, and several foxes on foot. At 

 last away to Biddlesden Home Wood to within one 

 hundred yards of WhitHeld Wood, made a ring back 

 nearly to Biddlesden, over the brook, through the fir 

 plantation, over the brook as hard as hounds could go to 

 Whitfield. We changed foxes at the coppice ; ran like 

 mad back to Biddlesden Gardens, lost him, and gave 



