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with a wretched scent for some time, till they all 

 went over to Wilmore Park ; got up to one at 

 Orlingbury Wold, and ran him very quick a ring 

 back to Sywell Wood, where we killed a cub dog- 

 fox. 



*' Found again in Overstone Park ; ran down to 

 Billing Lings, Ecton, and brought him back 

 dead beat into Overstone, where he went into a 

 small sough under the road; left him for future 

 sport; an hour and twenty-five minutes. Rode 

 Yaffil and Skylark; Will, Charlotte; Jack, 

 Emperor. 



'' October 31st. Sibbertoft. — Twenty-four 

 couples ; young pack. Found at Northorp ; ran 

 him quick up to Marston Wood, where he was 

 headed, turned back ; ran him all the line of 

 Northorp Hills, sunk the valley, tried the earths, 

 crossed the Harborough Road, and ran him into 

 a drain close to the canal, but as it was Osbaldes- 

 ton's country we left him. Found in a spinney 

 close to the W^oollies, three foxes; came away 

 with one, the best pace, through the Woollies, 

 by the Reservoir, over the turnpike road, by 

 Cold Ashby, and up to Thurnby Grange without 

 a check — twenty-seven minutes' best pace ; there 

 came to a long check; went on with him past 

 Guilsborough up to Cottesbroke, where we got 

 upon the line of another fox, and he beat us at 

 last — a very fair day's sport. Rode Beeswax ; 

 Will, Cardinal; Jack, Duchess." 



The cub-hunting thus finished with two good 



