MY 20TH SEASON AS M.F.H. 45 



Season 1875-76. — My 20th as M.F.H. 



1876. 



April 8th. Finished our season — as good as any I can remember. 

 Ground deep owing to continuous rains, consequently scent 

 good — very good up to March, which set in very boisterous 

 and scent was not so good. Over 40 couple of bitches have 

 done very well and killed more foxes than usual . . . We 

 had several good days in November, then frost and snow, after 

 that a very good fortnight. Frost and snow again in January, 

 after that the best day from the Hardwicks, and killed him in 

 the house-keeper's room at Stretton Hall. Good sport in 

 February, especially on 26th from Alexton, when we ran 

 i^^ miles on the map from Ayston Spinney. 



Number of days cub and regular hunting - 80 



Foxes killed „ ,, - 68 



„ run to ground „ „ - 33 



Season 1876-77. 



17-Mile Point in 2 hours 20 minutes. 



1876. 

 December 8th. Met at Arnesby. Found at Ashby, ran as if for 

 Little Peatling, up to Gilmorton Mill, bore to the right for 

 Walton village, left it just on the right, away for Walton Holt, 

 and on . . . as if for North Kilworth, down to the canal, 

 along the towing path by Kilworth Station, on for Welford 

 ran by Wheeler Lodge, through Sulby Gardens to 

 Sibbertoft, away almost to Long Hold, going as if forTally-Ho, 

 left it about a mile on the right, and ran behind Clipstone, 

 where we gave him up after a very fine run of 2 hours 20 min. 



Fatal Accident to Mr. Tailby's Horse. 



On nth December hounds met at Gumley, and found 

 in the gorse. During the course of the run Mr. Tailby's 

 horse fell upon a harrow, which must have been carelessly 

 left in the field wrong side up, the tines pierced him in 

 nine places, from the effects of which he died the following 

 week. 



