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where a turn took us to witMn a field of Cant's Thorns ; 

 then turned sharp down the valley to Welby Holt ( or 

 Lord Wilton's cover), where they ran for four minutes, 

 and killed this game old fox, after one of the most excit- 

 ing runs ever seen. I gave Tom Firr the head, intend- 

 ing to keep the brush to bring home and keep as a 

 memento of this wonderful run ; however, Mr. Coupland 

 begged very hard for it, so I presented it to that gentle- 

 man. On measuring the distance of this fine run on 

 the ordnance map, I find it no less than twenty-six miles, 

 viz., from Harby Cover, by following the line hounds 

 actually ran. 



Amongst those out with us were Mr. Burdett Coutts, 

 Mr. Lubbock, Mr. E. Chaplin, Captain Hume, Mr. 

 Lionel Trower, M. Couturier, M. Koy, Mr. C. A. 

 Brown, Mr. Fisher, Dr. Williams, Master Knowles, 

 Mr. Henry Smith, Junior, Mr. Marriott, &c. 



F. GrILLARD. 



(The point from Harby Cover to Widmerpool is 

 seven miles; from Widmerpool to Welby Holt also 

 seven, as the crow flies.) 



Gillard says, in a letter he wrote me soon afterwards, 

 " I noticed one of the Quorn hounds making a good hit 

 on two occasions, and on making enquiries how she was 

 bred, was told she was a daughter of Belvoir Weather- 

 gage. It certainly was by far the finest run I ever saw, 

 and I think a better line of country could not be picked 

 in Leicestershire. The first twenty minutes over the 

 vale would no doubt be put down as the best part of 

 this run by those who are fond of a fast thing. Hounds 

 raced from Harby Cover to Clawson, after which we 

 were kept galloping along at a smartish pace. Never 

 getting sight of my second horse, my old ' Gpameboy,' 



