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with the hounds within fifty yards of his brush ; still he struggled gamely on to 

 the Car, where the ladies made short work of him, after a grand run of about 

 eighty minutes. 



Before he could be eaten up another fox was halloaed away, and, after a 

 short run, was killed in Kavensdale covert. New gorse was next tried, where 

 a poor wretch was found with a broken leg in a trap. It was now getting late, 

 but, some sportsmen not having had enough. Spring Car was drawn, where a 

 rare good fox was found, which, after a fine hunting run, was finally killed in the 

 Darley osier bed. 



The finish of this run was most exciting. Lord Berkeley Paget, Mr. Henry 

 Boden, Mr. Bird, and Mr. E. Cin-zon had been going, one against the other, all 

 the way, and the first named had perhaps a little the best of it, ending up with 

 jumping off his horse and racing with Mr. Curzon, who had done the same, for 

 the honour of taking the fox from the hounds, and his lordship won. Old Tom, 

 too, had gone like a hero on Daddy Longlegs, and the eight who were at the 

 finish, made up a " Cap " for him. 



Arleston Gorse was the order for Saturday. It being an unusually fine 

 morning the muster was again large, especially of the ladies. A fox was soon 

 found, which, after a fast thirty minutes, went to ground in a drain. Willington 

 coverts blank, ditto Burnaston. Egginton Gorse next being tried, a bad fox was 

 found, ringing back two or three times, till at last it got too hot for him to stay. 

 He then made for Bui-naston, pointing for Radburne, but, heading round for the 

 Pastures, was killed after a fair hunting run of about forty minutes. 



It is a matter of great regret that the popular owner of these wonderful 

 hounds was not able to participate in this week's brilliant sport, the regret being 

 naturally increased by the fact that he was prevented from joining it by 

 indisposition. It is due to Tom Leedham to say that he never rode with more 

 pluck or with better judgment. 



Considering that Tom was now sixty-four years old, 

 this is no small compliment. 



Mr. Meynell Ingram has left a good account of these 

 days, and tells us how in the last run on the Radburne 

 day, from Spring, or rather Champion Car, they came away 

 very fast to Allestree, turned to the right, came back 

 by Quorndon, Kedleston inn, across Kedleston Park, by 

 Weston, through Breward's Car, down to Eccelbourne by 

 Duffield, to the right of Burley Hills, left Allestree close 

 to the right, went into the meadows and straight up to 

 Darley osier bed, where they killed him, and Berkeley 

 (Lord Berkeley Paget) brought him out on his back. One 

 hour and forty minutes." The comment is, " Very hot. 

 Eight people at the end." It is pretty safe to assume 

 that Mr. and Mrs. Musters, who were out, were two of 

 them. Of the Arleston day mentioned above, the diary 

 has but little to say, except that the fox was very much 



