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Drew the Parson's Gorse, Raclbnrne Coverts, and Sutton without finding, and 

 went home. 



Saturday, BUtlibury. — Found in Laurence's Wood : ran a wide ring and 

 back to a httle covert by Black Flats, where we changed foxes. The fresh one 

 took us down the meadows by Rugely Station, up to Bellamoor, where we 

 checked for some time, but hit off the line and hunted up to Nicholl's pit, and 

 here the scent was so cold we could not get on at all. Chopped a fox (some 

 said om- run fox) in Blithe Moor. Drew Forge Coppice blank. Trotted off and 

 drew, with the same result, Field House Coppice, Jock o' th' Wall, and Hart's 

 Coppice. 



Monday, March 2nd, Cation. — Found in Catton Wood, ran by Homestall 

 Wood, and to ground in a rabbit-hole close to Walton Wood. Meant to get the 

 fox out, but found it was a vixen, so left her. A brace of foxes in Walton 

 Wood. Ran one very fast through Drakelowe down to Stapenhill, where he 

 kept dodging about amongst the houses till we killed him. Good scent all day. 



Tuesday, Boylestone. — Found at Sapperton. Ran over the brook bvFoston 

 Mill up to a little covert at Barton, near the road to the Spath, and here we 

 viewed the fox just before the hounds (twenty minutes, fast, up to this), but, 

 owing to the field pressing on hounds, he managed to get away. Found again 

 in the covert by Potter's ; the fox just put his head in the direction of Boylestone, 

 but turned to the right, ran through Alkmonton bottoms, and almost straight up 

 to Shirley Park, when he went to gi'ound. Thirty-five minutes, very fast, and a 

 capital day's sport ; best scent I have seen this year. 



Thursday, Mermstou StoojJ. — Two or three foxes in the New Gorse; one 

 went away at the bottom, and the hounds ran him well, till a sheep-dog coursed 

 him, after which we could not get on. Found in Breward's Car, ran out by the 

 Lilies, through Ravensdale Park, back to the car, out at the far side, and killed 

 about three fields from the covert. Ireton Rough blank. Found at Allestree, 

 ran hard towards Markeaton, but he was unfortunately headed short back, and 

 went to Darley osier-bed ; hunted with a cold scent back, through Allestree, on 

 to Colvile's Wood, and lost him. 



Saturday, BUthfidd. — Drew every covert in the place, but did not find till we 

 got to the woods. Ran a ring out over the Warren and Newton Hurst back to 

 the woods ; then over the Park, by Dunstall, and to ground in the Warren coverts. 

 Got on the Ime of another fox old Winnifred had been hunting ; hunted through 

 the woods and out towards the Birchwood, where we stopped. 



Monday, March 0th, Draycott Cliff. — A brace of foxes in the Greaves. Ran 

 <nit to Hanbury, and back all along the Greaves and the Banks as far as Butter- 

 milk Hill. A lot of foxes on foot, and a good scent till a heavy snowstorm came 

 on about 2.30 o'clock. 



Tuesday, Eaton Wood. — Frost. 



Thursday, Spread Eagle. — Frost. 



Friday, Spread Eayle. — A fox broke from the gorse immediately, but, after 

 a ring round, went to ground in a pit near Findern. It was a ^^xen, heavy in 

 cub. Sutton and the Spath blank. Found in the Pennywaste another vixen, 

 and she, too, went to gi-ound. Sapperton and Sudbury and my osier-bed blank. 

 There was a good scent, and it was a pity we could not find a dog fox. 



SatxLrday, ChartJey. — Several foxes on the Moss, one of which the hounds 

 devoured. This delayed us a good bit, and a train passing just then, it was a long 

 time before we could get on the hne of a fox that had gone away. Found in 

 Haiidleasow Wood, raced a vixen up and down and out to (iratwich Wood, 

 where she saved her life by putting up a fresh fox. This gentleman came back 



