HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. 63 



Went out for the first time at 7 a.m. Drew all 

 the Woodham cocerts blank. Found a cub in 

 Woodham Lodge Gorse, but were unable to do 

 anything with it; then a brace in Readings 

 Wood, which we ran about a field, the ground 

 very hard and dry. The second whip had a bad 

 fall over a fence, landing on his head and face 

 through the horse not rising, and it looked Hke 

 a bad job. 



December 6th. Monday. Rayleigh. 



Dull day, strong S.W .wind. Found in 

 Pound Wood and ran to ground, the earths not 

 being stopped. Found again in a hedgerow in 

 Beak Hall, and ran across Rawreth Hall to 

 Trundels, over Stubbers Lodge, Batts Hill, to 

 Hockley Hall Wood, and lost in the Bull Wood. 

 A good run in the open for about thirty-five 

 minutes. 



December i6th. Thursday. Latchingdon. 



Fine bright day, and a large field out for 

 the country. Drew Tile Hall, Althorne Grove 

 and Freemans. Found in some cabbages, 

 chopped one and ran the other through Althorne 

 Grove and on to Freemans, where we hunted 

 him for at least half an hour, and killed in the 

 wood. Found again a brace in Snoreham Hall, 

 and had a very good run of twenty-eight minutes 

 fast down to the village, then back, leaving the 

 wood on the left, two fields over Purleigh Barns 

 to the old Church, and to ground in Tile Hall, 



