HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. 65 



which we ran to ground under a barn, bolted it, 

 and had a gallop over a few fields and lost. 

 Fourteen miles to ride home, and the filly lame 

 which Bob was riding, so had to walk most of 

 the way. 



February 21st. Monday. Hockley Bull. 



Fine bright day after rain during the night. 

 Found in the Bull Wood, and after one ring 

 round it went away through the broom at the 

 top, and hunted well up to Pound Wood, and 

 eventually to ground in Hadleigh Big Wood. 

 Found again in the Potash, first made the Bull 

 Wood, where we hunted about for some time, 

 and then went away towards Rayleigh, bore left 

 to Hadleigh, through that, and Killed close to 

 Leigh ; or rather, a seafaring man shot our fox 

 as the hounds were running into it. 



March loth. Thursday. Grays. 



Fine bright day, cold N.E.E. wind. Drew 

 the Danbury coverts, Thrift, Hyde and Slough 

 Woods; found in Woodham Hall, and had a 

 long slow hunting run of two and a half hours, 

 hounds working very well, to the Gorse, 

 Reedings Wood, on to Rettendon Bell, then 

 Square Grove, New Wood, Hounden, Pandam, 

 Little Bishop, Great Bishop, then back through 

 Little Bishops nearly to Well Wood, where we 

 gave up. 



