FOX-HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS 191 



Later in the day '' found in Rokeby Gorse, but 

 the hounds were halloed so much and made so 

 ungovernable by that and the field riding close 

 upon them, that I stopped them/' In spite 

 of these difficulties they had a fair day's sport, 

 and killed two foxes. 



'' December 7th. Thurnby Lane. — Twenty- 

 two couples; O. P. Drew Stanford Hall blank. 

 Tried an osier bed close to Welford, where we 

 found, but the hounds were so close to him in 

 coming away that he turned back, and the tail 

 hounds caught him — an old dog-fox. Found 

 in Nethercote's Gorse; went away very quick 

 near to Marston Wood; turned to the right 

 almost to Farndon, up to Marston Wood — very 

 fast for forty minutes ; we then came to slow 

 hunting, and we finished by running him into a 

 drain at Farndon ; a ver}^ pretty run. Rode Sky- 

 lark and Richmond ; Will, Sally ; Jack, Duchess. 



'' December 22nd. Arthingworth. — Twenty- 

 four couples ; B. P. Found in the gorse, and went 

 away the best pace past Kelmarsh Earths, 

 through Scotland Wood, on to Maidwell Dales, 

 where we had two or three scents and got beat. 

 Drew Nethercote's Gorse and Kelmarsh Spinnies 

 blank. Found in Faxton Corner ; went very fast 

 to Short Wood, headed back, through the 

 Corner, over Harrington Dales, Rothwell Field, 

 by Thorp Underwood, through Scotland Wood, 

 and killed, about three fields on the other side 



