i8o Frank Beers Diaries. [1886-87- 



for us ; away on good terms through Grimscote Heath,, 

 the village on the right, Cold Higham just on the right, 

 Cornhill to the left, to Bugbrook Downs, on to Gayton, 

 and killed him. Found in Nun Woods ; down to Shut- 

 langer, turned short to the right, through the Rifle-Butts 

 Spinney, over, the Towcester road to Tiffield, back to 

 Blisworth Gardens and Roper's Gorse, and lost him late 

 in the afternoon. 21 couple bitches. 



" Feb. 7th. — Woodford. Found in Hinton Gorse, ran 

 well in covert for about twelve minutes, and killed him 

 almost directly. Hounds were on another, and away 

 like pigeons ; they flew to Hinton, and ran the fox to 

 ground in a drain in a grass field beyond, which is in the 

 Bicester country. Another fox was halloo' d, over the 

 Byfield road, away nearly to Griffin's Gorse, headed 

 back to Hinton, and lost him. Killed one fox in 

 a pond at Charwelton, and he sank almost directly. 

 Found again in one of the spinneys near to Char- 

 welton ; ran nearly to Fawsley Laurels, back to 

 Charwelton, and killed him. Found another ; they 

 ran him all about those big grass fields for twenty 

 minutes, and killed him. Found another; they ran him 

 over the same ground, then over Sharman's Hill, back to 

 ground in Fawsley Laurels, dead beat ; and to ground 

 in view. Found another in Hogstaff ; away over the 

 Preston road, pointing for Louseland, past Little Preston,, 

 through Mantel's Heath, Hen Wood, to Mill Spinney,. 

 Fawsley, where he went to ground in a drain. Good 

 scent. 



'• Feb. 14th. — Little Preston. Found in Badby Wood,, 

 came across Fawsley Park, and lost him. Found at 

 Ganderton. Away at a good pace, through Canons 

 Ashby Gorse and Little Preston, leaving Church Wood 

 on the left, through Hogstaff, away back by Preston 



