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Covert, ran through Hanbury village, and by the New Lodge into the Greaves, 

 out again, and back towards Needwood, and lost him. Drew the remainder of 

 the Needwood Coverts and the Parson's Brake blank. 



Thursday, Badburne. — Found in the Rough, ran a ring down to the Black 

 Covert, and on to Mickleover, and killed in the village. Fomid again in the 

 Black Covert, ran two short rings, back to the covert, and killed. Only one fox at 

 Sutton, which went to ground in the old gorse. Spath blank. One fox in the covert 

 by Saint's at Barton, and he would not go away, and was killed in the covert. 



Saint's is, of course, the covert which is usually called 

 Potter's. Mr. Bradshaw, the owner of Barton Blount, 

 used to take umbrage at it being called Potter's. " Potter's 

 Covert ! " he would say. " What do they mean by calling 

 it Potter's ? It is my covert." 



Saturday, Charthy.— Found in the plantation above the Castle, but there was 

 no scent, and lost directly. Found in the Shaw, ran a ring over the Park, back by 

 Fradswell, and gave it up. Went to the Moss, got on our hunted fox again, ran 

 Iiim about some time, and killed him in Giller's Rough. Wet day, and no scent. 

 Monday, November 8th, Anslow. — Found in the plantation by Stockley Park, 

 ran up to Tatenhill, through Knightley Park, back almost to Henhurst, and killed 

 him in the gardens at Callingwood. One hour and forty minutes. Rocket's Oak 

 blank. Found at Dunstall, and ran to gi-ound by Mr. Gretton's house. 



Tuesday, Bradley.— Three foxes in the Limekiln Gorse, hunted one slowly 

 by Ednaston up to Brailsford Gorse, where he had waited for us, and we killed 

 him. Chopped another in covert. Went away with a third, hunted him, with 

 a very cold scent, nearly up to Jarratt's Gorse, and lost him. Found again in 

 Bradley Bottoms, ran to Ednaston, and killed. Found three or four foxes in 

 Shirley Park, but could do nothing, owing to a heavy snowstorm. 



Thursday, Kedleston. — Found at Allestree, ran a ring by Quarndon back to 

 AUestree, and lost. Trotted ofl" to Breward's Car, ran by the Lilies to Turnditch, 

 and back to the Car, through the covert and another ring in the same direction, 

 round by Weston, and to ground in the Car. Hounds did not get home till eight 

 o'clock. 



Saturday, Loxley. — Found in the Alder Car, ran through the Park Covert, 

 almost to Gratwich Wood, and on to Wingfield Hall Coppice, and lost. Found 

 in Woodcock Heath, and ran to gi'ound in Spooner's pit. Trotted off to Carry 

 Coppice, ran ringing about for some time with a fox, and to ground in a rabbit- 

 hole. Very wet day, and no scent. 



Monday, November' 15th, Walton village. — Went straight to Lullington. A 

 lot of foxes in the gorse, not an atom of scent, and could do nothing. Found in 

 the gorse at Drakelowe, but with the same result. 



Tuesday, Cubley village.— ChopTped one fox in the gorse, went away with 

 another, ran a ring by the gorse, up to Snelston, where he waited for them. Ran 

 very prettily back to Cubley, and lost him. Heard afterwards he had crawled 

 on to Eaton Wood, dead beat. Bentley Car blank. Lots of foxes at Longford. 

 Hunted one round and round the Car for three-quarters of an hour, and killed 

 him. Went away with another, and lost him by Bentley Brickyard. 



Thursday, Stenson Lock. — Killed a fox in Arleston Gorse. Hunted another 

 down to the Trent, below Barrow, which he crossed in high flood. Found a 



