192 Frank Beers Diaries. [1889-90 



'' 1889. Dec. 1 6th. — Preston Capes. Found in 

 Church Wood ; ran to Hogstaff and back, away to 

 Louseland, Gandertons, and back to Hogstaff to ground. 

 Found in the Laurels at Fawsley, ran to Badby, out of 

 there, and back to Hogstaff again, into Badby, where 

 hounds stuck to their fox well and killed him. Found 

 again in Parson's Gorse ; they ran like mad to Char- 

 welton Church, and short back to Fawsley, and killed him 

 on the front doorstep at Fawsley House. Found again 

 in Kingthorn Wood, away pointing for Rodmere ; 

 turned up to Lichborough on the left, Seawell and 

 Maidford Wood, and the Village, all on the left, Adstone 

 to the right, to Canons Ashby Gorse, across Moreton 

 Pinkney fields, through Gomeral's Holt, and stopped 

 hounds at Weedon, going for the bushes. All the horses 

 were done, and a brace of foxes in front of us. The 

 best day of the season, so far, a capital scenting day. 

 22| bitches. 



"1890. Jan. nth. — Horton. Found in Salcey Forest, 

 ran a short time, and killed a fox. Found again, ran 

 away leaving Stoke Goldington Park on the right, then 

 to Ravenstone Village, up to Yardley Chase. Stopped 

 owing to shooting. Found in Stoke Goldington Park, 

 ran to Salcey, a ring there ; a good scent ! Out by the 

 Bull Head, Jarvis's Wood to the left. In Stoke Golding- 

 ton Park, hounds ran almost the same ring again, and, 

 getting up to the fox, ran harder than ever to Bunstye 

 Wood and Gayhurst Wood, through Linford Wood, by 

 Hanslope House, on to the village ; ran him back, in 

 view, to Hanslope Park, and killed in a small plantation 

 close to the house. A capital woodland day. 1 rode 

 Falcon and Topsy. 2oi couple of dogs. 



" 1890. Jan. 27th. — Stoke Plain. Found in Plane 

 Woods, and away at a rattling pace to Easton Park, 



