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ing fifty minutes, killing him in the open near Long 

 Clawson; the line being first towards Six Hills, then 

 sharp to the right towards Shoby and Lord Aylesfiard's 

 covert, keeping both just on the right hand ; and after 

 pointing towards Grimstone, a turn to the left took us 

 by Old Dalby Wood and Holwell Mouth, and up to the 

 Clawson road, where our fox was headed and turned 

 into the Vale — not, however, to travel far over it, for 

 he was dead beat, and hounds getting a view quickly 

 after, rent his jacket. 



A very fine hunting run was brought ofif on Saturday, 

 December 22nd, when the fixture was Costock. The 

 meet itself was a small one, but late comers, including 

 several ladies and gentlemen from Nottingham, made 

 up a good-sized field ere a fox was found. Among those 

 present, as far as I can now remember, were Mr. Coup- 

 land and Mr. Duncan Coupland, Miss Brooks (Whatton), 

 General Chippendall, Mr. Wm. Paget, Mr. C. and Mr. 

 A. Martin, Mr. J. D. Cradock, Capt. Fowke, Mr. and 

 Miss Tidmas, Capt. O'Neal, Major Eobertson, Mr. 

 Cockrayne, Mr. G. Farnham, Captain Warner, Mr. H. 

 and Mr. M. Lewis, of Nottingham, also Mr. John 

 Robinson and his son, who went wonderfully well 

 through the run, and saw almost as much of it as anyone. 



Our fox was found in Bunney Old Wood, and went 

 first towards Windmill Hill, but, being headed (and 

 nearly killed) he turned back, and got clear away to the 

 Intake Wood, then, without dwelling a second, made 

 his point towards Wysall. Mr. Charles Martin, viewing 

 him away, said, " what a very fine fox he was." Turning 

 to the right from Wysall, hounds hunted him beautifully 

 pretty direct to Prestwold, taking Wymeswold in the 

 line. On getting to within a field of Hoton covert, a 



