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sought refuge in the wood between Elford Lowe and the river Tame. Here, 

 however, Reynard found short breathing time, his staunch pursuers forcing him 

 through the wood, leaving which he crossed the meadows in the direction of 

 Comberford; then, bearing away to the left for Wigginton Fields, he recrossed 

 the railway, passing over Syerscote Manor and the Tamworth and Ashby turn- 

 pike road, through Mr. Leigh's shrubberies at Amington Hall, and seemed to be 

 making for that gentleman's gorse covert. Prevented in this, or changing his 

 mind, he then turned southward in the direction of Tamworth, hoping, perhaps, 

 to find a hiding-place in that close borough ; but the fates were against him, and, 

 after again crossing the Midland Eailway, he was killed in the open within two 

 or three fields from the Tamworth station. Distance by the ordinary road from 

 find to finish, eleven miles. Time, one hour and forty-three minutes. This 

 gallant fox having led his pursuers from Derbyshire through the south-eastern 

 portion of Staffordshire into Warwickshire. Amongst those who were fortunate 

 enough to take part in this memorable day's sport, we may mention Miss 

 Georgiana Meynell, who rode well throughout, the Hon. ]\Irs. Colvile and Mr. 

 Colvile, jun.. Lord Alexander Paget, Mr. H. Leigh, Mr. Willington, General 

 Phillips, Mr. Wolferstan, Mr. Moore, jun., Mr. Vaughan Lee, Mr. Evans, Mr. 

 Curzon, Mr. Tonman Mosley, Mr. Levett, etc. 



On March 19tli they had a good run from Bannister's 

 Rough, by Dunstall, across Mr. Bass's farm, to Yoxall 

 Lodge, under the Coalpit Slade, Brakenhurst, over Hoar 

 Cross Park, through the Bath, across Bentilee, and by 

 Bromley Wood into Bagot's Ley. Forty minutes up to 

 this. Again across Bagot's Park, into the woods at the 

 Coach Drive, out at Peacock Wood, when a labourer headed 

 the fox, and he ran a ring under Gorstey Hill, and into 

 the Banks at Buttermilk Hill, when they gave up. It was 

 a beautiful day, and the eldest Miss Meynell Ingram was 

 out. 



The season ended on April 2nd with a day in the 

 woods. 



Foxes killed, thirteen and a half brace ; run to ground, 

 four brace ; blank days, one ; number of hunting days, 

 sixty-four. 



