1^6 FRED ARCHER. 



Digg:ing Out by Aid of Lanterns. 



I)ecember 26th. Met at Lubbenham, found on Marston Hills, raced 

 across Bosworth Park, by village to Bosvvorth Gorse and 

 hunted well by Mr. Mills' house ; back past Kilworth Sticks, by 

 Kilworth House, nearly to Stanford Hall, and killed in South 

 Kilworth village. After drawing Walton Holt blank, found 

 in Laughton Hills, and ran fast past Gumley to Laughton 

 village, where fox lay down ; ran back by Laughton Hills, to 

 ground in drain at Glover's farm. Decided to get him out. 

 The men put their horses in the stable, and were digging by 

 the aid of lanterns. The fox bolted between the second whip's 

 legs, and disappeared, with the hounds, into darkness. After 

 the men had got their horses they found the hounds half-a- 

 mile off, having killed their fox. 



A Remarkable Coincidence. 



December 29th. Met at Goadby. Found in big field at Rolleston, 

 and ran fast by Ashlands, to ground at Billesdon, bolted him, 

 and ran to ground again near Coplow, hounds drew him and 

 killed. Found again at Rolleston, and ran same line again 

 and lost, a field from Coplow. Found again at Keythorpe, ran 

 to Rolleston, and exactly same line as twice before, and lost in 

 same place. A curious day. 



Archer, the celebrated jockey, "left"; 30 minutes "as fast as 

 hounds or horses could go." 



1881. 

 February 9th. Met at Little Stretton, drew Stoughton, Thurnby 

 Spinney, Norton Gorse, Galby Spinnies, Shangton Holt, Hard- 

 wicks and Noseley blank ; found at three o'clock at Rolleston, 

 and raced straight by Billesdon cemetery nearly to Tilton 

 village and round into Tilton Wood ; 30 minutes, as fast as 

 hounds or horses could go. Changed out by Tilton and 

 round through Skeffington Wood to Loddington Redditch, 

 and stopped hounds. A very hot summer-like day ; horses 

 standing completely blown in every field near Tilton. Fred 

 Archer, riding a weight-carrier of Duke of Portland's, among 

 the number. 



'' Running hard " for 4 hours 10 minutes. 



1882. 

 January 8th. Met at Husbands Bosworth ; found in Walton Holt, 

 ran well nearly to Laughton Hills, turned as if for Bosworth 



