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left it on liis right and ran on by Wolverton's farm, 

 crossing the railway near Hand's Brake and the Pershore 

 turnpike road, into Mr. Whittaker Wilson's park. He 

 was run into there. When taken from the hounds, he 

 stood as if he had not a joint in his body. Time, one. 

 hour, fifty minutes, distance from Hanbury Church to 

 Caldwell, eleven and half miles on the ordnance map, to 

 whicli must be added the distance from Goosehill to 

 Hanbury, and allowance for deviations would make some 

 sixteen to seventeen miles. Unfortunately the brooks 

 and the pace, though a very fine flat line and mostly grass,, 

 allowed but a few to see this real good fox eaten at ten 

 minutes to four." 



Monday took Sir Watkin to Iscoyd, where he scored 

 wonderfully, in fact eclipsed all his previous good 

 Mondays in the eyes of many. Here, again, I am 

 fortunate in having a friendly author, who permits me to- 

 quote him : — 



" Sir W. W. Wynn's hounds, at Iscoyd, Tuesday, 23rd 

 inst., found several foxes in the snug cover at the bottom 

 of the Park, got away with one, and ran him through the 

 Bubney Dingles, and out up the valley, right into tho 

 town of Whitchurch, the fox taking refuge amongst the 

 shrubs in Dr. Nottingham's garden. However the 

 hounds soon routed him out, and killed him in front of 

 the doctor's house. No. 2 was in w^aiting in the same 

 cover, but he simply went about fifty j^ards and to ground 

 in a drain. I regret to say that about this time poor 

 Skinner, the much-respected first whip, met wdth ani 

 extraordinary accident. As I am informed, he w^as-. 

 leading his horse and carrying a terrier. For some- 

 reason the horse got restive, and struck at the terrier 

 with his fore foot, and in doing so struck Skinner on the 

 face. The blow was a nasty one, but what w^as the 

 exact state of the injury I have not heard. Failing to 

 dislodge this rat of a fox, the hounds were taken to the 

 Kiln Green Wood. They found dfrectly, and the fox 

 lost no time in getting away. He broke at the Wyches 

 End, and ran straight into Scholars' Wood, through 

 which he ran without dwelling. Binding to the right, . 

 he ran past Chidlow, over the Whitchurch and Chester 

 Railway, and on past Chad Church, leaving MacefeiA. 



