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not yet over. As hounds were going in on one side, the 

 fox was going out at the other, and coming back to the 

 river, which saved us the trouble of crossing it. The 

 line was now direct across the Burton Elats to Staple- 

 ford Park, which the fox reached not two minutes in 

 front of hounds, and was immediately after bowled over 

 handsomely. Time, an hour and five minutes ; distance, 

 as the crow flies, nine miles ; as they ran, thirteen. 



Monday, 4th 'Feb. — There were two charming gallops 

 to ground. Meeting place, Widmerpool New Inn. The 

 morning was spent in blank draws ; but when Lord 

 Aylesford's Covert was reached the proceedings consider- 

 ably altered, for a very wide-awake fox was away before 

 hounds entered the covert, and being clapped on to him 

 without loss of time, the twenty minutes which followed 

 was of the very best description : the line being round 

 Grimstone, through the Gorse and Saxelby Wood, 

 thence by Old Dalby, to Broughton station, to ground 

 beside the line. Being a large pipe drain, there was no 

 difficulty in bolting him ; and after another nice run, he 

 returned to the same drain, and was left in peace. 



Monday, 11th. — A very wild morning, and unhke 

 hunting. The fixture was Thrussington, and Cossington 

 Gorse was first drawn. This covert produced a fox 

 who went to ground at Ratcliffe-on-the- Wreak, beside 

 the river, at a time when the most fearful storm of hail 

 and rain was falling that is often one's lot to be out in. 

 The day now cleared up nicely, and we went on to 

 Thrussington Wolds for another fox — quickly finding ; 

 but scent was only very moderate until towards the end. 

 Hounds hunted beautifully by Eagdale, thence by 

 Shoby and Hoby, then to the left up to Grimstone, and 



