198 FOX-HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS 



garton. Found in Botany Bay ; ran like the wind, 

 by Billesdon, towards Galby, then to the left by 

 Tilton, and killed him close to Loseby; thirty- 

 five minutes very capital. Rode Peter. 



''January 3rd, 1823. Beaumanor. — Twenty- 

 nine couples ; Y. P. Went out for exercise as the 

 ground was very hard. Found in Macklin Wood ; 

 ran by the Outwoods, Holywell Hall, over 

 Garendon Park by Shepsted, and killed close 

 to Oakley W^ood — a very good run of one hour 

 and five minutes. Rode Leopold. 



'' January 7th. Oadby. — Twenty-one couples ; 

 O. P. Found in Glen Gorse ; ran a sharp ring, and 

 to ground at Stretton. Found again at Norton 

 Gorse ; ran fast to ground at Burton. Found again 

 at Norton Spinney ; ran very fast by Glen, and 

 on for Houghton, where we lost — a bad foggy day. 

 Rode Peter and Houghton. 



'' January 8th. Kibworth. — Twenty-four 

 couples ; Y. P. Found at Gumley ; ran very fast 

 up to Laughton Village, and killed. Found at 

 Fleckney ; ran a wide ring by Bruntingthorpe and 

 lost. Found at Laughton Hill ; ran ten minutes 

 and killed. Went away with another fox by 

 Walton Holt and Misterton, pointing for Stanford, 

 and stopped the hounds at dark — a capital 

 straight fast run of an hour and sixteen minutes. 

 Rode Baron and Norton. 



'' January 31st. Braunston. — Twenty-nine 

 couples ; Y. P. Did not find till we got to Whet- 

 stone ; ran a ring back to Whetstone and away 

 down to Narborough, very fast for twenty 



