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Earm, lie ran a circle, and back to his starting point, 

 thence to White Horse Wood and Sheepshed, and, 

 instead of going on to Garendon, he turned to the left, 

 and keeping Oakley and Piper Woods on the right 

 hand, ran pretty straight to Belton, and then turned 

 short to the left along the Water Meadows, where there 

 was a capital scent, and which was a very pretty part 

 of the run. This led us to Grracedieu Manor, hounds 

 crossing the Park, and pointing for the Cadement Wood, 

 but instead of entering it, they bore to the left, and 

 crossing Sharpley Eocks, once more passed One Barrow. 

 This was his last time, for our fox now put his head for 

 a different line, and from which he was not again destined 

 to return. Crossing by the Oaks Church and Hiveshead 

 we soon reached Longcliffe, and passing on the right of 

 the Privets, ran over Whittle Hill, and into the Out 

 Woods ; one turn round, and away by Caron's Piece, 

 and on to Beacon Hill; and running through the 

 Beacon Planting, hounds got a view just outside, and 

 rolled him over, and so ended another capital day. 



The above are, although feebly written, a slight 

 example of the many excellent runs which have been 

 enjoyed during this very famous season-— certainly by 

 far the best it has been my good fortune to have seen. 

 It is an old saying that a good scent makes a good fox, 

 and in the season just past, this may be said to have 

 been fully illustrated, for scent has been better and foxes 

 have run straighter than perhaps has been known for a 

 very many years. I hope it may be as good next. 

 Then with a good pack of hounds and a good stud of 

 horses, and a prosperous season for the farmers, there 

 will be lots of fun and enjoyment for those who think 

 that, among the few things most worth living for, fox- 

 hunting is one. 



T. Fire. 



