1869] GOOD RUN FROM EDNASTON GORSE. 281 



headed. As lie himself was not out, it looks as if Tom 

 had had a good grumble when he got home. 



On February 18th, in the afternoon, there was a good 

 run from Ednaston Gorse. They ran from there up to 

 Bradley Bottoms, back by Brailsford Gorse without going 

 into it, down nearly to Longford, up to Mr. Cox's, by 

 White's Covert, across to Mercaston, Weston, AVild Park, 

 Vicar Wood, Langley, Markeaton, Wheathills, Pildock 

 Nursery, back to the Langley road, where Tom stopped 

 them, after running two hours and twenty minutes, and 

 a good twenty miles. 



On the 22nd there was another good day at Walton. 

 They found in Lullington Gorse, crossed the Mease, and 

 ran hard for forty minutes to Amington Gorse. Here they 

 hung for twenty minutes. Then away again down to the 

 Tame, and ran about Tamworth, Wigginton, etc., con- 

 stantly changing foxes, till Tom stopped them in the end, 

 when they had been running for three hours and forty 

 minutes. 



The master was not out, probably because of his 

 father's failing health, for on February 26th, only four 

 days after this good run, the old squire was gathered to 

 his fathers, at the good old age of eighty-six. 



