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found immediately a rare old fox, who took us merrily along the meadows by 

 the Dove almost to Tutbury, across the Burton and Tutbury road for Stockley 

 Park, and a ring round Anslow village, and on for a small covert close by 

 Rangemoor church, where Master Charley doubled back, and tried very hard to 

 save his brush by gaining Knightley Park ; but this gallant fox had to succumb 

 to the patience of the Meynell blood and Charles Leedham one field from the 

 above-mentioned big wood, after a most excellent run of over two hours. 



Monday, January ISiA. — Met at Sutton Mill. Not much sport, a poor 

 scent, a good many people rolling about. Had a burst of about twenty minutes, 

 and a kill. 



Tuesday, January \^th. — Meet, The Henhurst. Not a very large gathering, 

 as it is not an over popular meet ; but among the noble sportsmen were the 

 worthy master (Lord Waterpark), Lords Berkeley Paget and Tarbet, Captains 

 Paget, Mosley, and Butler, Colonel Chetwode, Mrs. Colvile, Messrs. Bass, Arthur 

 Bass, Hardy, H. Evans, George Allsopp, Levett, Gretton, Pole, etc. Found 

 immediately, and had a bit of a ring, and lost our fox very soon, partly owing to 

 the excessive noise of the foot-people. Drew some of Mr, Bass's coverts blank, 

 but no wonder, as hounds were in them on the Saturday previous and found a 

 brace of foxes, then drew all Dunstall — mirahile dictu —hl&nk. On for Needwood, 

 and found in a small and nice covert directly, called Black Wood, I believe, and 

 away for Castle Hayes, across the Burton and Sudbury road, by the Draycott 

 turnpike, leaving Coton House on the right, and on for Marchington, then sharp 

 to the right across the North Stafford Railway, down the meadows opposite 

 Sudbury Hall, across the river Dove, which was almost a swim for it, and which 

 only Lords B. Paget and Tarbet, Captain Butler, Messrs. George Allsopp and 

 Mitchell, and Dick Somers (first whip) crossed ; the rest went round, and found 

 us with our gallant fox marked to ground ; he was bolted, and could hardly make 

 a go of it, and so these beautiful hounds gained their well-merited prize, after a 

 very sharp fifty minutes over a big grass country. 



An Old Boy. 



