1887-88] Frank Beers Diaries. 183 



in Grafton Covert, away at a rattling pace to Alderton 

 down to the meadows, through Stoke Gardens, along 

 the bottom towards Shutlanger, to a drain which 

 was stopped; turned short to the right, through Stoke 

 Park up to Stoke Church, across the Allotments, Shut- 

 langer just to the right, over the bottom, Shutlanger 

 Grove on the left. We crossed the brook, over Mr. 

 Montgomery's Farm, through Mr. Nickson's Garden, by 

 '' Park View^," down his meadows, over the park wall at 

 Towcester Town end, ran along the enclosure at the 

 back of Towcester, up to Burcote Wood ; through 

 Porter's Wood, Long Hedge, wdth Sholebrook on the 

 right, to the Paulerspury end of Sholebrook Lawn, as 

 hard as hounds could run, straight across Sholebrook 

 Lawn, over the Park, up to Sir Robert Loder's 

 house, and killed our fox just in front of it. A capital 

 run, and most of the time hounds ran really hard. An 

 hour and thirty-five minutes. 



" Found in the Hassatt (Forest), away at once with a 

 clinking good scent ; Potterspury on the right, as 

 straight as he could go to Cosgrove, over the canal and 

 river to the Rectory Gardens at Wolverton ; here they 

 caught view of him and raced him past Wolverton 

 Mill, along the riverside, and nearly to Stony Stratford 

 Bridge, over the river and canal to Cosgrove ; away to 

 Furtho and Potterspury Cemetery, across the road to 

 Puxley, where they ran from scent to view, and ran 

 into him between Puxley Green and Shrob. An hour 

 and ten minutes, as good as could be. I never was out 

 on a more perfect hunting day; the best day this season 

 so far. I rode Conqueror, Paragon, and Jenny Jones. 

 23 couple dog-pack. 



" Nov. 28th. — Preston Capes. Found in Hogstaff, 

 ran straight through Badby Wood, the village on the 



