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could do nothing with them. Found a fox in Eough Park, but soon lost him. 

 Went to Laurence's Wood and hunted a fox slowly from there by the Black Flats 

 and back bj' Walter's farm, and lost him. Wretched scent. 



Monday, November 11th, Newborough. — Found an old fox in the Birch Wood, 

 rattled him about for some time, when he went away, and then ran into him in 

 the middle of Bagot's Park. Twenty-five minutes. First rate. The coverts at 

 Hollybush had previously been drawn blank. 



Tuesday, November \%th, Boylestone village. — An old fox went away from 

 Potter's Covert, back towards Boylestone, turned short back again, and ran by 

 Church Broughton to Hilton, to Hilton Gorse — twenty-five minutes ; first class. 

 After this no hurry, and slow hunting to Sutton, Hilton Gorse, Marston-on-Dove, 

 and Tutbury, and " accounted for him by losing him." The Spath blank, found 

 in osier-bed close by, hunted by Barton Blount and Potter's to Bentley Car, half 

 an hour there, and then to ground in a drain by Bentley Hall, Got him out in 

 half an hour — a cub, not our Spath fox. 



Thursday, Stenson Lock. — No fox at Arleston. Found in Hell Meadows, 

 and to ground under the railway in two fields. Spilsbury's Covert blank. Found 

 at Egginton. Fox went away at once, ran round by Etwall, and to ground in a 

 regular earth in a pit. Drew Bearwardcote and osier-beds beyond, but did not 

 find. Found a fox in the Potluck osier-bed, but he went away over the Trent at 

 once. 



Saturday, Chartley. — Found in the Shaw, after drawing nearly an hour. Ran 

 a ring for twenty minutes, and killed him. Handleasow Wood blank. Four 

 foxes on the Moss ; scent very bad ; ran a cub about, and eventually to ground 

 in a pit-hole. Wild, stormy day. 



Monday, November 24:th, Anslow. — Found three or four foxes in the Hen- 

 hurst, ran out and back again several times, and lost hira. Found and killed a 

 very bad cub in Knightley Park. 



Tuesday, Eaton Wood. — Ran down to Sidford Rough, and back to the Wood ; 

 then out at the far end by Marston, nearly up to Snelston, through the Cinder 

 Hills, and killed in a quarry at Birchwood Park. Capital hunt for hounds. 

 Found in Cubley Gorse, and ran do^vn to Sudbury Coppice, and lost him. Found 

 again in the Bottoms, hunted slowly by West Broughton, nearly down to the 

 river, and gave over, as it was nearly dark. The fox went to ground. 



Thursday, Brailsford. — The Gorse and Ednaston blank. Found and killed 

 at Culland. Trotted off" to Longford. Found in the Reeve's Moor, ran very fast 

 up-wind, through the Car, on to Mamerton, and lost him. Chopped a fox in 

 Potter's Covert. Another one went away, hunted him by Barton and Church 

 Broughton, and up to Boylestone, where we gave over. Very bad scent all 

 day. 



Saturday, BlithfieJd. No fox till we got to Lord's Coppice, and then ran a 

 short ring out, and lost him. Another fox in Black Gutter Coppice. Ran across 

 the Park and mto the Woods, and finished the day in them. Wild, stormy day, 

 with heavy showers. 



Monday, December 1st, Walton. — Drew Walton Wood blank. Found a brace 

 of foxes at Catton, and ran one to ground immediately in Croxall Hills, earths 

 badly stopped. Found again in Homestall Wood — scent very bad. Ran in the 

 direction of LuUington, but, owing to the foot-people halloaing every fox that 

 got up, soon lost hira. A brace of foxes in the little gorse at LuUington : chopped 

 one, had a smart ring with the other for a quarter of an hour, and ran him to 

 gi'ound in a drain, where we left him. 



Tuesday, Snelston. — Found in the Holly Wood, ran slowly almost down to 



