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Tuesday, Charttey. — Found in the Shaw. Ran three short rings over the 

 same line, and gave it up, concluding it was a vixen. Several foxes in Hand- 

 leasow Wood, hounds divided, and both foxes went to ground in the same pit- 

 hole ! Found again in Gratwich Wood, ran by Gratwich village, over the brook, 

 close by Philips' Gorse, down to the railway, along which he ran for a bit, and 

 then turned back, and we killed him in a hovel by Bramshall Crossing. Found 

 our fourth fox in Carry Coppice, ran through the Park Covert, up to Kingston 

 village, through Kingston Woods, and lost him down by the Blythe. 



Thursday, WolseJey Bridge. — Found a brace of foxes together outside the 

 Park, but there was no scent, and we lost almost immediately. Drew Shug- 

 borough, all over the Chace and Pottal Pools till five o'clock, but did not find 

 another fox. 



Saturday, Marchington — Found in the Swilcar Wood, ran to Buttennilk 

 Hill, where the fox turned back, and out by Hanbury, and on to Castle Hayes, 

 but the scent was so bad we could not get after him. Drew Needwood, Hanbury, 

 Park Covert, and Kingstanding without finding. Found in Brakenhm-st, ran out 

 of the wood by Newborough up to Hollybush, but the scent was even worse 

 than in the morning. Found again at Hollybush, walked after our fox to the 

 Greaves, and went home. 



Foxes killed, thirty-five brace ; foxes run to ground, twenty-three and a half 

 brace ; hounds out, one hundred and sixteen times ; stopped by frost, fourteen 

 times. Killed in regular hunting, nineteen brace. 



