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Twyford Brook (slipped, I expect), threw her head up and 

 almost dislocated my jaw, giving me a very bad wound, which 

 had to be stitched up, and a severe concussion of the brain. I 

 did not leave my bed for ten days. 



Total days hunted - - 94 

 Foxes killed - - - 64 

 Foxes run to ground - - 36 



5eason 1868-69. 



Point of 17 Miles. 



1869. 

 January 19th. Met at Ovvston. Found the line of a disturbed fox 

 in the Punch Bowl, ran down the hill, over road up to Dalby 

 Gardens, down to the Dalby Road, along the meadows, over 

 the steeple-chase ground . . . almost to Stapleford, over 

 the river up to Burbridge's covert, when I expect we changed 

 our fox . . . hounds divided, and one couple went on 

 towards Melton ; we stuck to the pack ; ran through Croxton 

 Park . . . down the hill, when again ^ve had two foxes 

 before us, up to Braunston, here the fox was seen dead beat, 

 but he got up to Croxton kennel, and the people made such a 

 noise in the village the hounds were unable to get out of the 

 Parson's garden, that we lost him after a very fine run of over 

 17 miles. 



January 21st. Met at Houghton. Goodall not out. Found a fox 

 in a ploughed field at back of Evington Hall ; very fine 

 hunting run of 2 hours 17 minutes. 



February iSth. Met at Tugby Toll Bar. Lot of people out ; found 

 a good fox at Vowe's Gorse. Best day's sport this season ; 

 verg good 38 minutes in the morning, followed by i hour 

 50 minutes in the evening. Killed our second fox at 5-30. 

 Horses all terribly beat, several had to be left out. 

 "Shamrock" could only just raise a trot, and he was the 

 freshest of my establishment ! ! ! 



R^sum^ of Season, 1868-69. 



This has been altogether the best season I remember. Foxes 

 all flyers, and we were only stopped two days by frost. The 



