1888-89] Frank Beers Diaries. 187 



Daventry road leading to Fawsley, where a brute 

 of a dog turned the fox back to Badby Wood; ran 

 through it and over the brook, lost him through a shep- 

 herd's dog running the fox ; we could never make any 

 more of him. Found again in Mill Spinney, and 

 ran to ground close to Badby Wood. Hit on the line of 

 another fox at HogstafT, hunted him to Preston, and gave 

 up late in the afternoon. Rode Conqueror and Tom 

 Moody. 



'' Nov. 26th. — Woodford. Found a good fox in 

 Hinton Gorse. After dwelling in covert with a bad 

 scent hounds went away. Out of covert the scent was 

 as good as one wants to see. They ran capitally away 

 to Charwelton road, and over the hill to within one 

 hundred yards of Griffin's Gorse ; away over a beautiful 

 bit of country at best pace to Prior's Marston, Hellidon-. 

 on the right, down the valley pointing for Shuckburgh, 

 bore away to the right, and ran into the fox about four 

 fields from Badby. Fifty-five minutes, as good, if not 

 better than I ever saw in that country. Lord Spencer 

 was out, he rode as hard and as well as anyone. We 

 then found a fox in Parson's Gorse, near to Charwelton,. 

 he ran in a bee-line to Catesby to ground. Found again 

 in Charwelton osier-bed, ran hard towards Hinton, short 

 back, hounds close at him, ran him into a hovel, and 

 killed him. Found again in the Mill osier-bed, by the 

 brook-side, and ran nearly to Ganderton Spinney, then 

 turned short to the left up^ to Preston Church Wood, 

 where the fox was headed, and ran for Louseland ; he 

 did not enter the covert, and hounds ran through the 

 grass-fields at Preston Capes, where we meet ; Little 

 Preston Wood was on the right ; a big ring back to- 

 Hogstaff, to Preston Church Wood ; had him in view 

 here, but he got away, raced towards Snorscombe^ 



