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where, sure enough, our run fox was, but the hounds were halloaed away on a 

 fresh one, and ran very fast for a bit along the meadows towards Longford, then 

 turned to the right and came back close to the Spath, without going into it, and 

 on, as if for Hilton, but he turned again to the left and came back towards 

 Sutton Mill, and we lost him in the very same way and in the very same place 

 as we did our fox on the 5th. Good day's sport. 



Tuesday, November \Qth, Henhurst. — A fox went away towards Anslow, but 

 turned to the left, crossed the turnpike road, and the hounds raced him to ground 

 in a main earth in Sinai Park. He was only just before the hounds, and 

 they must have killed him in another five minutes. Trotted off to Knightley 

 Park, hunted a cub about for some time, and across the road to Eangemore, 

 where we killed him. Drew the Deanery Plantation blank. Found in Yoxall 

 Lodge Hills, ran by the New Church into Jackson's Bank, through the Covert, 

 by Hoar Cross village to the Birchwood, where the scent was bad and we went 

 home, as Ve could make nothing of it. We heard afterwards that the fox had 

 gone round in front of the old Hall at Hoar Cross, and so no doubt back to 

 Yoxall. 



Thursday^ Novemher 2\st, Siielston. — Did not find till we got to the little 

 covert by Cockshead Lane, where there were a brace of foxes. Ean one by 

 Birchwood Park. Hunted on to Mamerton, and finally lost our fox at nearly 

 five o'clock by Hewitt's Farm. Scent never very good, but it got worse 

 towards evening. 



Saturday, November 23rc?, Blithfield. — Horrible morning, wet and windy. 

 Did not find in Moreton Gorse. Found in Stanley Wood. Scent very bad, 

 walked after our fox into Bagot's Woods. Here a fresh one jumped up amongst 

 the hounds and went straight oxit of the woods by Prior's Coppice, down to 

 Smallwood and on to Marchington through Kynersley's yard and straight down 

 to Woodford Eough, where we thought he had gone to ground, but we heard 

 afterwards that he crossed the river, went through Palmer Moor and up to 

 Sudbury Coppice. 



Monday, Novemher 25tk, Foston. — Wet morning. Found below the house 

 and ran a bit in the direction of Tutbury, and crossed the Uttoxeter road up to 

 Church Broughton, turned to the left, and ran up to Potter's house, over the brook 

 and checked for a long time by the Bentley brickyard. Scent very indiiferent 

 and we could only just make out that our fox had gone in the direction of 

 Longford. Chopped a three-legged one in a pit-hole close by, which the hoimds 

 thought was our hunted fox, which did very well, as we wanted blood for them. 

 Drew Alkmonton Bottoms blank. Found several foxes at Longford. Ran one 

 round the house and back into the car, but he would not break again, and we 

 could not kill him, though we stuck to it till nearly five o'clock. 



Tuesday, Novemher 26th, Eangemore. — Found in Bannister's Rough, ran 

 through Rocket's Oaks to Knightley Park and back again, and lost. Scent very 

 bad indeed. Went to Needwood, found in Hanbury Park covert, but could do 

 nothing. 



Thursday, Novemher 28th, Stenson Lock. — Drew Arleston Gorse, Hell 

 Meadows, and Spilsbury's blank. Found three foxes in Egginton Gorse, ran a 

 ring with one over the line, and lost. Came back to the Gorse, but the foxes had 

 all gone. Trotted off" to Hilton Gorse. Found a fox at once. He went away at 

 the lower corner, up the brook side, over Limberstick Brook to Church Broughton, 

 which he left on the left and ran nearly up to Barton Blount. Here he bore 

 again to the left by Potter's house to the Boylstone Lane, where the first check 

 was. On again to Bentley Car, through the corner of which he went, bore to the 



