190 Frank Beers' Diaries. [1888-89 



''1889. 2ist. Jan. — Met at Stoke Plain. Found in 



-Stoke Park Wood; away almost directly, by Shutlanger 



Grove, crossed the brook, and up to Heathencote, did not 



■cross the road, on by Bishop's, Druce's, Franklin's, and 



Linnell's farms, through Waterslade, across the Lawn, 



across Briary, over Mr. Elliott's Farm, Lovell's Wood, 



to Tile House; killed just in front of the house. All the 



Field were entertained sumptuously by Mr. A. J. 



Robarts. We then drew Water Hall, Easton, and Nun 



Woods, all blank. Found at Tiffield, and away over 



•the Northampton Road to Nun Wood, and Plane Woods, 



back at a tremendous pace to the Allotments, Eastcote, 



Astcote Thorns, and back to Caldecote, where we 



stopped them running. A famous day. 



''Jan. 28th. — Adstone. Found in a stubble field, 

 and ran away to Canons Ashby Gorse, after a good 

 run to ground in a drain near the railway, by Canons 

 Ashby; bolted a fresh fox out of the drain, and away 

 as hard as they could race to Adstone ; a good run to 

 Heathencote Plantation, to ground in the earths there. 

 One of the most severe days for hounds I ever 

 remember, and hard luck they did not catch a fox. 

 17^ couple bitches, all up at the finish. 



'' April 8th. — Horton. Found in Brayfield Furze, and 

 ran away to the Chase, and on to ground in a drain 

 between Bozeat and Harrold Park. Very fast all the 

 way, away from all the horses, not more than four or 

 five of us could live with them. Being out of our 

 •country we had to leave him; we had just reached 

 Horn Wood, and the fox came out of his own accord ; 

 a man gave a view halloo. We were soon on his line, 

 and they raced away towards Harrold Village, and on 

 to Culworth, the seat of Mr. Magniac, M.P., where the 

 fox went to ground in a big rabbit hole. A young 



