1872] LORD WATERPARK'S DIARY. 323 



Still that " grim god of Silence seemed to reign 

 supreme," as far as the current newspapers are concerned ; 

 but, fortunately, Lord Waterpark kept an excellent diary, 

 which he has been kind enough to place at the writer's 

 disposal. It is illustrated with capital maps of all the 

 best runs, which ought all to be published, but, in a work 

 of this kind, space cannot be found for everything, in the 

 form of illustrations, which ought to be inserted, and we 

 are forced to limit ourselves to five. From the diary we 

 learn that on Monday, September 2nd, they went to — 



Bagofs Woods. — Found some old foxes, but no cubs. Rattled one about for 

 some time, but the scent was bad and we had to give it up. Ground very wet, 

 and the rides as deep as in the middle of winter. 



Tuesday, September 3rd, Bagofs Woods. — Very much the same as yesterday. 

 Scent no better. 



Thursday, September 5th, BagoVs Woods.— B.a,n an old fox fast through 

 the Woods, and down to Prior's Coppice,* through which he went, and on to 

 Kingston Woods, but stopped the hounds, as the harvest was not in. Went 

 back to the Woods. 



Saturday, September 1th, Bagofs Woods. — Scent bad. No cubs, and we 

 could not catch the old foxes. 



Monday, September 9th, Bagofs Woods. — Scent much better. Ran a little 

 old vixen about the woods for forty minutes, across the turnpike road, and killed 

 her. 



Tuesday, September 10th, Bagofs Woods. — An old fox crossed the road as 

 we were going to draw Lord's Coppice ; laid the hounds on, rattled him once 

 round the Coppice, across Bagot's Park, through the Clitfs, leaving the Park 

 Lodge to our right, down to Smallwood, by the new church, and killed him in 

 the open. First-rate run ; thirty minutes, best pace, without a check. The 

 hounds ran clean away from us all, as the country was very heavy and the fences 

 very blind. 



Thursday, September 12th, Draycott Cliff.— Drevf all the Forest Banks, and 

 only found a brace of old foxes. Ran one to Bagot's Woods and back to Butter- 

 milk Hill, and lost him. Scent indifferent. 



Saturday, September lith, Neediuood House. — Found plenty of cubs, and 

 killed a brace. Capital day for the hounds. 



Monday, September 16th, Holly Bush.— Found a brace of old foxes. No 

 cubs. Had a nice gallop with one across the open to Jackson's Bank, and killed 

 him in the Brakenhurst. Then drew the Brakenhurst, and found pretty well of 

 cubs, but the scent failed, and we could not catch one. 



Tuesday, September 11th, Knightley ParA;.— Found cubs; hunted one to 

 Rangemoor and round about, and killed liim in one hour and thirty-five minutes. 

 Thursday, September 19th, Birchtvood. — Found some cubs, but the scent was 

 very bad. 



Saturday, September 21st, Blithjield.— Drew the Warren and found a nice 

 lot of cubs. Killed a brace. Pouring wet morning, but the scent was good. 



* Floyer's Coppice. 



