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Saturday, axn January, 1847. 



New H.ill, I p.m. I-'ciuncl close to the house, went rif;ht for Mr. Mostyn's 

 plantation. While the doi^s were in this, the foxhounds came close to, and ft)r 

 fear of spoilinj:; the sport of the " scarlet coats," the R.R.B.'s were drawn off the 

 cover, which was done without diiTiculty as tliev came to •' horn " immediatdw 

 I-"ound a^ain near the house ; she went first in the direction of Ashfield, then 

 into the plantation, then towards Barnston, doubled back to Thornton on the 

 road, up this in the direction of Ashfield, doubled a,s;ain down the road towards 

 Tliornton. and was lost near a cottage, the inmates of which, it is charitably 

 suppo.sed, chopped her, as she was dead beat. The hunting very good, and 

 scent excellent. Six members out ; 14 couples. 



Saturday, March 6th, 1847. 



Capenhurst. After vi(>\\ ing the meet at Hooton, and the presentation of a 

 gold horn to Mr. John Stanley, we proceeded to Capenhurst, where about forty 

 of us sat down to a splendid lunch, given, with his accustomed kindness and 

 liberality, by William Parkinson, Esq. Just as we were turning out, we wit- 

 nessed Sir William Stanley's hounds run' into their fox close to Capenhurst. 

 After they had left we soon found. Unfortunately the hares were too numerous 

 for us, and completely beat the dogs. They never ceased running from one 

 o'clock till five. The scent was good and the hunting perfect. No three hares 

 could have lived through sucli a run. could we have kept to them, but as we 

 were feeling assured of a kill, the pack would come across a fresh hare, whilst 

 the old one escaped. It was calculated that we must have run nearer twenty- 

 five than twenty miles. We onl\- required a kill to have made this day's sport 

 perfect. Thirty mcml)crs ; 14 couples. 



Thursday, March iith, 1847. 



Barnston. Partook of an excellent lunch, provided for us at the hospitable 

 house of our worthy Master, Mr. Tinley Barton. Could not find anything till we 

 reached New Hall. Found in the long cover, drove her from the end across 

 the back of the Hall, through the park down to the lower covers, and from 

 thence back to the large cover. This ring she made five times with hardly 

 any alteration. We \icwed her at last fairly used up, hardly able to run, in 

 fact she was nearly coursed down by a spaniel pup belonging to the keeper. 

 Had the pack left the cover in time to view her the}^ must have killed her in 

 two minutes ; unfortunately she reached the cover, and the scent having greatly 

 fallen off, we could never again get her up, and she was far too much used 

 up to move unless trod upon. This run lasted an hour and a half. Showed 

 some splendid hunting, nothing hardly short of a miracle could have saved 

 her. We were greatly grieved during this run at the conduct of one of our 

 members, and record the circumstance as a warning to him and others. 

 Just as we viewed the hare for the last time, completely done and nearly in the 

 jaws of the spaniel, we were electrified by hearing this excited member shout to 



the Master, who was-close to the hare, " Kill her, Tinley ! d n her, kill her ! " 



Comment is needless. Surely, surely, such a scene will never again occur with 

 the R.R.B. I'ourteen members ; 12 couples. 



Friday, April qth, 1847. 



Left Denbigh at 7-30 a.m., and reached the public house at about 



nine. Turned out and made for the low land below Mr. Robyn's house at . 



Found in some rushy ground, and away flew puss for the mountains behind 

 the Hall. The pack passed gallantly up the side of the mountain, picked her 



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