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crossed the Croxton road to Hallam's Wood. 

 With hounds close after him the fox ran round 

 by Harston, and holding to the left, succeeded, 

 after many twists and turns in saving his life 

 by going to ground in the wood. This com- 

 pleted a circle, and was very severe for an hour. 



It was about the beginning of the year 1870 

 that Cooper got a bad fall, which necessitated 

 his nursing up for some weeks, during which 

 frost set in, with other misfortunes to the staff, 

 as Morgan, the second whip, had a severe 

 accident, owing to his horse, whilst out at 

 exercise with hounds, having been thrown 

 down by the balling snow, and in the scramble, 

 Morgan's foot getting entangled in the stirrup, 

 he was dragged for some distance in that 

 position, his boot torn off, and his head 

 sustaining severe injuries. Morgan was carried 

 in an insensible condition to Branston Lodge, 

 but was shortly better and able to be conveyed 

 home. 



On Saturday, the 12th March, there was a 

 piercing nor'wester, with fair sky, and predic- 

 tions about sport unfavourable. But the 

 prophets were wrong, in the early part of the 



