THE BILLESDON HUNT, 51 



appearance of the pink to have constituted 

 it the Opening Day. 



The covert held a brace of cubs, one of 

 which with a holding scent ran an extensive 

 ring, and was lost near Blllesdon Wind- 

 mill. They then went to Lodlngton, in 

 which direction I have little doubt the 

 hunted fox had bent his course ; but I 

 left, and did not Inquire the result. 



It was a remarkably good cub-hunting 

 season. The usual complaint of dry weather 

 did not prevail, and It was universally re- 

 marked that the fields were unusually large 

 — a certain confirmation that a genuine 

 taste for foxhunting is on the increase. 



Since regular hunting has commenced, 

 the sport with these hounds has been almost 

 unparalleled, and accounts of the runs have 

 been supplied to me. 



On the 9th of November they met at 

 Norton by Galby, and commenced with 

 drawing the gorse, from whence a fox went 



