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turned through Mantel's Heath, without dwelling, 

 through Everdon Stubbs, towards Farthingstone, ran 

 under Hurley's House, down the hill again, nearly to 

 Rodmere, up the hill again to Stowe-Nine-Churches, left- 

 handed, nearly to Church Stowe, through Heyford " 

 Grange Garden, hounds and fox all there together ; out 

 towards the Iron-Furnace, to Mr. Hardy's along by the 

 Railroad, turned over it to Bugbrook, a flock of sheep 

 caused the hounds to check. I gladly stopped them, my 

 horse had had quite enough, and everybody's horse was 

 tired out, and it was nearly dark at 4.45. Baron de 

 Tuyll got a fearful fall into the Charwelton Road, and 

 frightfully disfigured his face. 



'' Nov. 2oth. — Horton. Found in Brayfield Furze, a 

 very fine old dog-fox. Without any dwelling he ran as 

 straight as a line could be drawn on the map to 

 Wellingborough Station (we found him in the middle 

 covert) ; away, leaving Denton on the right, Whiston on 

 the left, across Castle Ashby Park', close by Welling- 

 borough Mill to Great Doddington Village, pointing for 

 Wilby ; made a ring and back, ran into him in a forty- 

 acre field ; one hour and forty-five minutes. A superb 

 line of country. Being a good twenty-six miles from 

 home. Lord Penrhyn decided not to draw again. 



'' Dec. 6th. — I followed to his last resting-place poor 

 Mr. Arkwright, M.F.H. of the Oakley. He was 

 the first who ever taught me to hold a double-reined 

 bridle ; it was entirely through him that I ever went to 

 hounds. 



''December 17th. — Preston Capes. Found in Church 

 Wood, ran fast in a ring to ground at Newnham. Found 

 again in the same wood ; ran to Little Preston, down 

 to Maidford Brook, like pigeons ; turned to the right to 

 Ganderton's, on to Woodford leaving Hinton Gorse to 



