HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS. 79 



January 30th. Thursday. Bicknace. 



Fine day after rain during the night ; N.W. 

 wind. Drew the Though and Hydes without 

 finding. Found in our wood, ran across to 

 Hazeleigh Hall, and nearly twice round the 

 wood, then broke towards the Box Iron, on to 

 Hanging Wood, over Burchwood Farm by the 

 marsh pits and heading as if for the Slough 

 Wood, but turned to the right and was run into 

 one field from the West Hyde ; time, thirty-six 

 minutes. We afterwards found in New Eng- 

 land, ran up through Squeaking Gate, then back 

 and through the Hall Wood, over Woodham 

 Lodge Farm, across Plgaes and the Rettendon 

 Farm (Parkers), then back by Hyde Hall, over 

 the Hyde Hall, over the hill by Woodham, on 

 by Embersons, where we had some pretty 

 music for several minutes, then away on the 

 track of the foxes through Squeaking Gate, 

 New England, Fawkes and into Woodham 

 Hall, where hounds were completely puzzled 

 and lost their fox. Altogether a nice run of 

 one hour thirty-six minutes. 



February i8th. Monday. Shepherd and Dog. 



Fine, bright day, frost in morning, easterly 

 wind. Picked up a fox on our way back to 

 Noak Wood with a snare on ; dispatched that, 

 and did not find in the wood. Sent one off a 

 hedgerow near Moor Gardens, which went into 

 and through the wood nearly to Rettendon 

 Church, then turned sharp back to the right 

 through Flemings Wood, then Well and Cocks 



