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slowly back to Foston Coverts, and gave it up, as he was a quarter of an hour 

 before us. Several foxes on foot, but none to be found in the coverts. Trotted 

 off to Sapperton, and, withiu two fields of the covert, a fox jumped out of a tree 

 in full view of the hounds, ran him fast through Foston, by the Pennywaste, 

 almost into Sutton village, and on witiiin a field of the old gorse, where he turned 

 to the right, by Hoon Clump, down to Hoon Ha3's, and along the meadows, by 

 Scropton, down to Aston. Here he bore to the right, by Lawley's farm, and 

 ran back to Foston, and no doubt went back to Sapperton, but we stopped the 

 hounds, as it was getting dark. One hour and fifty minutes. Good fox and 

 good scent as long as he went up-wind. 



Then they missed six days' hunting on account of 

 frost and snow, but on Saturday, December 11th, they met 

 at Loxley. 



Found in Carry Coppice, ran a ring by Pliilips' Gorse, and to gi'ound in a pit 

 on Blurton's Farm. Gratwich Wood blank. Found in the Shaw, ran by Grat- 

 wich village into Handleasow Wood, back into Gratwich Wood, and lost on the 

 foOed ground. Found again on the Moss, ran by Newton, over the Warren at 

 Blithfield, and stopped the hounds as they were going into the Woods. Poor 

 scent. 



Monday, Derembcr 13/7i, Cation. — Found three foxes in the Wood, ran one 

 about and killed him. Found in Edingale osier-bed, ran to Haselour, and gave 

 it up, as there was no scent on the plough. Found at Lullington, ran a ring back 

 to the gorse, and went home. 



Tuesday, Bradley.- — Found in the gorse, ran about a mile and a half towards 

 Kniveton, and lost. Came back, found again, with exactly the same result. 

 Went to Shirley Park, found, but there was no scent. Bentley Car blank. Killed 

 a very old fox at Cubley Gorse. 



Thursday, Tuthury Station. — Found in Hilton Gorse, ran, by Sutton village, 

 up to Barton, and on by the covert to Bentley Brickyard. Held them on up to 

 the Car, and met the fox as he was coming into the covert, ran down to Cubley 

 Church, and back to Alkmonton, where we came to a long check, and could do 

 no good afterwards, only hunting slowly on up to Shirley Park, and on in the 

 direction of Snelston. Longford blank. 



Saturday, RoJleston. — Found in Dove Cliff osier-bed, ran a ring by Stretton, 

 and to ground under a tree in the Park. Hare Holds, Cupandition, and Black 

 brook blank. Found at Needwood House, ran round and round, but could do 

 no good. Poor scent all day. Drew Byrkley Lodge blank. 



Monday, December 20th, Newhoroiigh. — Found in the Birch Wood, ran to 

 Hoar Cross, back through the Birch Wood, and on almost to Dirty Gutter 

 Coppice, where we gave it up. Got on our fox again in Hart's Coppice, ran him 

 round by the Daisy Bank into the Forest Banks, out over Agardsley, across 

 Hollybush and lost him, for the second time, near the Parson's Brake. Got on 

 his line in the Greaves, viewed him twice, and ran him to ground below Coton. 



Tuesday, Eaton Wood. — Found and ran fast above Clownholme, over 

 Marston Park, by Roston, up to Birchwood Park, where he went to ground in 

 the pit. Got on a fox that had been disturbed, but could make nothing of him. 

 Snelston and Cubley Gorse blank. Found at SudburJ^ ran well across the Park, 

 but the scent suddenly failed, aud we could only walk after him by Sapperton up 

 to Barton. 



