78 HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. 



December 23rd. Monday. Burnham. 



Fine, bright, warm day, westerly wind. 

 Hounds came down by train. Drew Lords 

 Wood, and found a good fox, which gave us an 

 hour's gallop; went away on the Burnham side 

 of the road, then bore right to Baker's Grove, 

 right again, heading for John Page's, over the 

 Caidge Farm to Mr. Robinson's Grove, over 

 the road up to Dennis's Farm, then down to 

 Asheldham Bridge, up the road, then left to 

 Old More, up at the back of Jack Page's house 

 and through Frank Page's garden, tried the 

 earth on the other side of the road, then on to 

 the West Old More, but finding that too hot, 

 made back to the earth by the road-side, where 

 we killed. The first half-hour very good 

 indeed. Found afterwards a brace in the 

 Gorse, but could not make anything of it. 



January i8th, 1890. Saturday. Billericay. 



Fine day, cold S.W. wind. Found in 

 Norsey Wood, and ran down to White Bridge 

 and on to Noak Wood, where we marked a fox 

 to ground, but I believe not our hunted one ; 

 dug him out, and had a good run from here of 

 forty-five minutes, and almost a straight line 

 through Stone's Grove and over a nice^ bit of 

 country to Thundersley, and lost when we got to 

 the road by Mr. Belcham's house, just going 

 into Rayleigh. 



