174 FOX-HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS 



'' January 29th. Bassets Pole. — Nineteen 

 couples ; found in Trickley Coppice ; ran very fast 

 past Canwell, through the Hints Coverts, and 

 caught view of him going out of Mill Ditch ; he 

 then turned back from distress, came through 

 the Hints Coverts again, and finally killed him 

 in a pig-sty after a very nice run of fifty-four 

 minutes; a dog-fox. Rode Lupus upon trial. Went 

 to Hopwas ; found two or three foxes, but the day 

 altered for the worse, and after persevering there 

 two hours, went home. Rode Lupus and Titus ; 

 Jack, Derby; Kit, Charlotte. 



'' January3ist. Drakelow. — Eighteen couples; 

 the ground covered with snow, and tremendous 

 hailstorms every ten minutes. Some people had 

 viewed a travelling fox as they came, and hoping he 

 might stop we picked a scent nearly to Greasley 

 Wood, but could not come up to him. Found at 

 Seal Wood, and ran a tremendous pace for thirty 

 minutes towards Clifton, and were on excellent 

 terms, when, unfortunately, one of the cursed 

 hailstorms came on, and every particle of scent 

 disappeared. Rode Soldier and Squire ; Jack, 

 Midnight; Kit, Chicken. 



'' February 2nd. Chemsley. — Eighteen couples; 

 the day was so frosty, we stopped with the hounds 

 at Shustoke and drew the Shawberry Wood at one 

 o'clock ; found instantly. Ran him through 

 Packington Park, where he bore to the left, and 

 drove him across the country through Meriden 

 Tan Yard, and on to MilHson Wood, where we 

 were just running into him when a fresh fox 



