72 HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. 



February 21st. Thursday. Rettendon Bell. 



Dull, stormy day, northerly wind, cold 

 snow storms. Found in Embersons, but got on 

 to heel line, then went away from Jackets, 

 through Squeaking Gate to Rank Wood, over 

 Flamberts Farm to Corporation Farm, doubled 

 over Walton Hall and Dobson's Farm, down by 

 the Rise at Norton, with a trace of foxes in 

 front of us and into Wright Leys, where we 

 were unable to make anything of it, then put up 

 a fox by Brookmead Grove, ran it across the 

 Rookery Farm and into Fambridge Hall Wood, 

 out again, over the road without dwelling, and 

 up to Norton Hall, ajid on towards the Three 

 Ashes, but was headed back on the top of the 

 hill to Wright's Leys, and went to ground in 

 earth ; dug out and killed. 



March 4th. Monday. North Benfleet Pump. 



Fiji^e bright day, sharp frost last night, 

 N.E. to S.E. winds. Found when we got to 

 the Meet that hounds were not coming out on 

 account of frost, but would go out later if anyone 

 went to the Kennels. We then rode on there, 

 four Kembies and two selves, and picked up 

 Marshall, found Carnegie and got him to come 

 out at about one p.m. Drew Mups Hole and 

 Crags Hill, and found in Forty Acres, ran the 

 whole leng^th of the wood and on to Little and 

 Great Bishops, then away for Stock, past Lilly- 

 stones, through Whiteswood and heading for 

 Rook Wood, when the fox was viewed about 



