1874] A FORTNIGHT'S FROST. 365 



persevere, as we were not wanted in the Sudbury coverts. Chopped a fox ia 

 Bentley Car, went away with another, but lost him by Barton Park. No fox iu 

 the covert there. Found in Foston, and ran to ground in a few minutes under 

 the turnpike road. Found again in the Lemon Hole, ran down the meadows 

 towards Sudbury station, turned back and hunted up to Tutbury. Here he 

 turned short back and they ran hard, up wind, to Aston, where he turned again, 

 and after some very slow hunting over the foiled ground, got up to him, and 

 killed him by the pond at Foston. One hour and twenty- five minutes. Capital 

 day for hounds. 



Thursday, Marston-on-Dove. — Frost. 



Saturday, Charthy. — Found in the Shaw, ran by Fradswell, almost up to 

 Birchwood Park, where the scent failed, and we checked for some time, but got 

 on the line of our fox again going into the covert, where he had waited for us. 

 Kan very prettily by Leigh up to Bramshall, and down to the railway at Loxley. 

 Here our fox was headed in the road, turned back, ran a ring by Carry Coppice, 

 and eventually got to ground in a pit-hole, not sixty yards before the hounds. 

 Chopped a fox in Baker's Pits, after drawing the rest of the Loxley coverts 

 blank. 



Monday, Decemher 1th, Walton Village. — Drew Walton village, Catton, and 

 Homestall Wood blank. Found a fox at Lullington, but there was no scent, and 

 we could not get on at all. A brace in the Grove at Drakelowe. Pan one a few 

 fields, and lost him. Found another by the house with the same result. Heavy 

 snowstorms, thunder, and sleet, throughout the day. 



Tuesday. — Snelston blank. Raddle Wood and Hope Wood ditto. Found in 

 Eaton Wood, walked after our fox to Doveridge, back through the Birch Coppice, 

 and on towards Sudbury, and lost him. A fox jumped out of a pit-hole on Mr. 

 Lawley's farm near the kennels, but hounds could not nm him one field. In- 

 cessant heavy rain all day, a good deal of snow on the gi'ound, and no scent. 



Thursday, Eadburne. — Frost. 



Saturday, Admaston . — Frost. 



They were then stopped fourteen days by frost, and 

 did not get out again till Thursday, January 7th, when 

 they came to Radburne. 



Found in the Rough. Ran by Dalbury Lees, over the Long Lane, and a ring- 

 by the Parson's Gorse to Brailsford, down within three fields of the CuUand 

 Plantations, when the fox turned back and we killed him near Brailsford. One 

 hour and ten minutes. 



Found again in Longford Car. Ran to Alkmonton, where the fox turned 

 short back to the right, and pointed as if for Shirley Park, but the scent got worse, 

 and we had to give it up. Very bad riding about Longford, and the roads 

 almost impassable. 



Saturday, Admaston. — Found by the Rectory at Blithfield, ran over IVIoreton 

 brook, and to ground in the Coley coverts. Came back to Bhthfield, found 

 again, and ran to ground in the same place. Found a third fox in the Spencer's 

 Plantation, ran up to the Coley coverts, fast (earths stopped this time), on to 

 Hixon, and hunted backwards and forwards between Hixon and Shirleywick, and 

 at last stopped the hounds near Stowe. We must have changed fuxes near 

 tiie end, as our beaten fox was close to us, and could not have lasted so long. 

 Very long, hard day for horses. 



