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Wilkesley, but turning again to the left before Shaving- 

 ton Wall. Kent's Eough was the next covert 

 touched upon by this left-handed fox. Whether he 

 took it suddenly into his head to go straight, or 

 whether he found a substitute I cannot tell, but cer- 

 tainly matters now began to mend, and we soon found our- 

 selves by the Great Western Railway close to the Rectory 

 at Adderley. At this point, half the field were lunching and 

 talking in the road, little thinking that the hounds were 

 racing away at the back of the rectory straight for 

 Collinswood. By degrees, it struck some one that the 

 hounds had not been seen lately, so a move was made to- 

 wards Highfields, but not a hound could be seen. Run- 

 ning through Collinswood, the hounds crossed the Norton 

 road, and were soon in the Bellaport coverts ; running 

 through these coverts, we were quickly at the Market 

 Drayton and Potteries line, which we crossed by the 

 Knighton Crossing, then over the river Tern, dividing 

 the counties of Salop and Stafford, over some boggy drains 

 near Mucklestone, and eventually to ground in a rough 

 the name of which is unknown to me. Your readers 

 must excuse my getting so quickly over the last part of 

 this good run, but, by way of explanation, I plead 

 ignorance as to the names of places, and judging from the 

 following conversation, the natives are not over fond of 

 giving information : — Sportsman-: What the devil do you 

 call the name of this place F — Rustic : Winnington, and 



be d d to you ! — This was really a good run, and many 



a long face was pulled on hearing the news from Mr. 

 Corbet, on his appearing at Hankelow at about a quarter 

 past three in the afternoon for his second draw. It appears 

 that Hankelow was understood to be the second draw, so 

 thither all the disappointed sportsmen flocked, anxiously 

 awaiting for the appearance of Mr. Corbet. Mr. Brooke's 

 two little snug coverts (nearly always a certain find) were 

 to-day blank. Mr. Greaves's grand covert was next 

 4rawn. The master gave his pack plenty of time to 

 4raw, but, alas ! not a whimper, so drew his hounds out, 

 and was soon three fields from covert, on his way to the 

 famous Stick Covert, when there was a "holloa" back; 

 hounds were brought back, and were soon on the line. 

 They hunted their fox close up to Audlem, crossing the 

 high road between Hankelow Heath and the town, and then 

 on along at the back of the town towards Kynsal Heath. 



