l68 EXTRACTS FROM THE MASTER'S JOURNAL. 



Nevill Holt, 



June 2gth, ^9^3' 

 Dear Mr. Costobadie, 



You asked me to give 3'ou some information and accounts 

 ot good runs during my mastership of this country, 1878 — 88, and I 

 have picked out from my diary a few which I think may be of 

 interest . . . They are only a Master's jotting down, in ^his 

 diary, generally written after coming in from hunting. I have 

 taken a few days from each season, and for the sake of brevity, I 

 have cut out the proceedings of the day that were of no particular 

 interest. 



1878-79. Richard Summers, huntsman ; W. Sheppard, ist whip. 

 February 27th. Met at Cranoe, and after two short runs in the 

 morning, found at Hardwicks, ran through Noseley to Stonton 

 Wood, running fast straight through the wood. Ran on leav- 

 ing Glooston to the left past Othorpe House, Hallaton Manor 

 to Slawston, out again and killed in the open. 



March 3rd. Met at Foxton ; Gumley Wood, Holywell Planting and 

 Gumley Gorse, all blank. Found in Bosworth Gorse and ran 

 fast towards Bosworth Village, round to the canal, under 

 Theddingworth, along Marston Hills to Alford Thorns, then 

 to Fisher's House, Hill Crest, turned back over the railway to 

 Farndon, by Oxenden to Kelmarsh, and lost. 



1879-80. 

 January 12th. Met at Marston. Found in Marston Hills, ran to 

 Alford Thorns and back to Coombes, leaving Sibbertoft to 

 right, by Naseby WooUeys on to Gee's house near Hemplows, 

 and lost. Found again in Bosworth Gorse and ran as if for 

 Walton Holt ; but turned under Bosworth Village and on close 

 to Kilworth Sticks — not touching it — ran on towards Caldecott 

 Spinney, and on by Kimcote to Gilmorton ; fox dead beat in 

 village but got in somew^here and was lost. 



The Master's graphic description of the memorable run 

 to ground of the bob-tailed vixen of Noseley. 



February 5th. Met at RoUeston. Found at Crow Spinney the 

 bob-tail vixen of Noseley. She came away just in front of me, 

 raced through Coney Hill and Noseley up to Stonton Wood, 

 on through Glooston and by Hallaton Village to Blaston, on 

 nearly to Medbourne, turning towards Slawston. She went to 



