2/0 LEAVES FROM A HUNTINCx DIARY 



disaster to a good many, in fact to nearly all who failed to get through in 

 the first dozen, for hounds ran at a great pace. F. Green was one of the 

 lucky ones to see the run, and to see it well. After Spains came Screens 

 and its surrounding coverts, then Berners Wood, then Lords and Leaden ; 

 nor did we find until we reached Man Wood, only to be rewarded with a 

 spin to Brick-kilns and back. 



Wednesday, December 27th, 1899. Tyler's Cross. It froze so hard in 

 the early hours of the morning that hounds did not put in an appearance 

 before 12. Bailey was not at all keen about hunting, as he said that the 

 ploughs would cut the hounds' feet to pieces, so Gerald Buxton suggested 

 that they should go on to Nasmg Coppice, where it was all grass. x\s luck 

 would have it, just as hounds were going steadily on over Nasing Common, 

 a fox jumped up in view, Mr. Seymour Caldwell being the first to spot him ; 

 hounds fairly flew across the common and lost their fox beyond the coppice 

 near Deer Park ; what with the cold and " Berseker's " pulling, my hands 

 were quite benumbed by the time we reached Deer Park, so I welcomed a 

 check. W., who was riding " Liscarton," said he could not get over the 

 ant-hilly common fast enough to keep with hounds. 



We next put into Galley Hills, and very soon had a fox away to Shatter 

 Bushes, where a very pretty little gallop came to an end. 



Our next find was one of young Bury's foxes in the fagot heap, and this 

 one led us a very nice little dance over the grass by Nasing Schools, 

 crossing the road up to Deer Park, going through that covert and on to 

 Galley Hills, and without dwelling reached the place he started from. 

 Bolted from his refuge ; at starting he ran much the same line as before, 

 but turned quicker for Galley Hills, from which covert he, or another fox, 

 took us out at the bottom end towards Obelisk Wood, and ran to ground in 

 the Forest, near Honey Green Lane. Altogether it was a very jolly day, in 

 spite of the frost. 



Young Bury went very well, taking his own line ; he appeared to have a 

 very useful horse that knew its business. 



Three strangers out — the Marquis of Headfort, Miss Carr-Ellison and 

 Miss Faudel PhiUips. After the Marquis had broken his horse's knees 

 jumping into a road, they all went home. 



Monday, January i, igoo, " Brook House." A sharp frost in the night 

 and a dense fog in the morning, it looked anything but propitious for 

 hunting by the time we arrived at the meet, where there was quite a 

 bumper gathering, including Mr. and Mrs. L. Arkwright, Mr. F. Avila, 

 Messrs. E. A. Ball, F. Barclay, Miss E. Bowlby, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. 

 Barron, Mrs. Bennett, her little girl, Mr. Arthur Bowlby and his young 

 brother, Misses M. and T. Buxton, Mr. Gerald Buxton, Mr. Seymour 

 Caldwell, S. Chisenhale-Marsh (his first appearance for several seasons, I 

 believe ; he told me that his children between them had lamed all his 

 horses) ; Mr. W. Cook, Mr. and Mrs. D. Grossman, Mr. W. Dalton, Guy 

 and Noel Edwards, Col. and Mrs. Fane, Mr. C. F. Fitch. J\Ir. and Mrs. 

 E. Sheppard, Mr. C. E. Green, Mr. F. Green and his son Charlie, and 

 another small boy and girl ; Mr. T. R. Hull, Miss Hull, Mr. H. E. Jones, 

 Miss Jones, Mr. G. H. Lee, Mr. Lobb, Col. Lockwood, Mr. J. G. Pelly, 

 Vivian and Miss Pelly, Mr. H. H. Raphael, Mr. E. Savill, Mr. and Mrs. 

 W. Sewell, Mr. A. Sewell, Sir Charles Smith, Mr. D. Cunliffe-Smith, Mr. 

 and Mrs. Waters, Mr. Tyndale White and his son John, and W. H. B. 

 Yerburgh. No sport owing to fog. 



January 10, Thrushes Bush. Some spell it Threshers Bush ; I have two 

 large maps, on each it is differently spelt ; so I have adopted the first 

 throusfhout these Leaves. 



