196 FOX-HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS 



Rough and Bagworth into Nailstone Whigs, 

 changed foxes there, and ran by Odstone House 

 back into Odstone Gorse to ground — '' a very- 

 excellent run of an hour and a quarter ; no one 

 got away but myself and Will." 



Forty days' cub-hunting, and killed twenty- 

 nine foxes. 



The opening day was at Kirby Gate, 4th 

 November, but did not do much, eventually killing 

 a fox in Somerby Village. 



'' November i8th. Quenby. — Twenty - two 

 couples ; D. P. Found in Coplow and killed ; went 

 away with another by Tilton and Marefield, going 

 for Owston, and killed — thirty-one minutes. 

 Found at Baggrave ; ran two severe rings, then 

 went away, and killed two fields from Ashby 

 Pasture — one hour thirteen minutes; capital day's 

 sport. Rode Peter and Toby. 



*' November 21st. Kettleby. — Twenty - two 

 couples ; O. P. Found at Goodyear's Gorse ; went 

 into Saxilby by Wartnaby Stonepits, up the 

 hill to Grimston, then down into the vale; back 

 to Dalby Wood, Grimston, Frisby, Rotherby, 

 Brooksby, and Hoby, two fields from which we 

 ran into him — two hours ten minutes; very good 

 day. Rode Beeswax and Jury." 



They had a good thing on 26th November. 

 Found in Norton Gorse ; went away past Galby, 

 and killed close to Billesdon — a very quick sixteen 



