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very sHort and peculiar turn was made (it being near here 

 that Major Eobertson, in jumping through a thorn fence, 

 unfortunately got struck in the face, and lost an eye in 

 consequence). The turn mentioned took us short back 

 for two or three fields towards Ella's Gorse, then another 

 turn to the right took us slowly on by Burton — scent at 

 this time being bad, hounds had to keep their noses 

 down to make it out until after passing Walton Thorns, 

 Mr. Cradock's ash spinney, and reaching Mr. Coupland's 

 farm at Six Hills. A brace of foxes were immediately 

 after this in front of us, and it was impossible to tell 

 whether we went on with the right one or not. Scent 

 all at once improved, and the pace was really good for the 

 next thirty minutes. Old Dal by being kept a field or two 

 on the right hand, we pretty quickly reached Broughton 

 station, near where the railroad was crossed, and hounds 

 pointed for Curates Gorse. This latter covert was kept 

 some little distance on the left, while the pack swept 

 gaily on, with not more than two or three followers any- 

 where near. I may mention, the field began to tail 

 the moment hounds increased the pace on Mr. Coup- 

 land's farm, and I never saw a whipper-in afterwards ! 

 After crossing the Broughton road, on the right of the 

 Curate, hounds dipped into the valley, then, swinging 

 round to the left, soon climbed the hill of Hickling 

 Standard, and passed on the very edge of Parson's 

 Thorns, but not a hound entered, the hne being carried 

 on towards Kinoulton Gorse ; but about midway between 

 the two they (the hounds) turned to the right, and the 

 two villages of Hickling and Kinoulton were passed and 

 left behind. Soon after this my hopes were raised very 

 high, for I saw the fox, with his back up, not more than 

 a field ahead, and not unnaturally the thought of a 

 speedy termination, with a glorious kill in the open, at 



