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turned to the right by St, Stephen's Hill, over the brook, by Forge Coppice, 

 across Bromley Hm-st, and to gi-ound in the La\vn Meadow drain, after rattling 

 him once through the woods. Good hunting run of an hour and fifty minutes. 

 Did not find again till we got to Roost Hill, ran by the Chantry and Hoar Cross 

 almost down to Rough Park, and gave it up. 



Monday, February 2\st, Lullington. — Several foxes in the gorse. Ran one 

 with a very bad scent into the Atherstone country, but could not get on with him. 

 Came back, but did not find again in the gorse. Homestall Wood, Catton, 

 Walton Wood, and Drakelowe blank. 



Tuesday, MivaJI. — Found in Egginton Gorse. Ran by Etwall to the Ashe 

 and lost him. Found a capital fox in Sutton Gorse, ran by the church almost 

 down to the Spath, where he turned along the meadows and ran up to Burrows, 

 leaving Culland on the left — thirty-seven minutes up to this. Hunted him 

 slowly on to Brailsford, where we viewed by the Fishpond Covert, but, a heavy 

 storm of rain coming on, he beat us at Wilde Park. Good gallop, but not a very 

 good scent at any time. Went to Longford, found in the Car, ran a ring, 

 pointing for Shirley Park, but were again stopped by a storm. 



Thursday, Bretby. — Found in Repton Shrubs, ran round the covert and up to 

 the gorse, where we changed. Went away towards Burton, ran almost down to 

 Repton and up to Milton village, where we came to a long check. Got on the 

 line again, and marked him to ground in Gorstey Leys. Good run — an hour and 

 ten minutes up to Milton. Hunted a fox about Gorstey Leys and Ticknall for 

 some time, till he too got to ground. Got on another fox, which had been 

 running about, ran him down to Foremark, and killed him. 



Saturday, Chartley. — Found in the Shaw, and ran to ground within a mile 

 in a pit-hole. Found again on the Moss, ran by Gratwich Wood, over the Park, 

 up to Fradswell, where a heavy storm came on, and scent failed altogether. Bad 

 scent all day. 



Monday, Boar Cross village — Hoar Cross and Rough Park blank. Found 

 in the Brakenhurst, ran very hard over the Park, and to gi'ound vdthin a few 

 fields. Killed a lame fox that j?ad sneaked out of the Brakenhurst and been 

 bitten by one of the hounds. Yoxall Lodge and Byrkley blank. Found at 

 Needwood, by the keeper's house, ran by East Lodge, down to Stockley Park, 

 turned to the left, over the road, and ran within a field of the Hare Holds, 

 where he again turned and went through the Cupanditiou Covert back to Need- 

 wood, and we killed him in the gardens at East Lodge. Thirty-four minutes, 

 and a first-rate scent all day. 



Tuesday, Shirley Park.— Went away with a fox by Ednaston, up to Brails- 

 ford Gorse, which he left on his left, almost to Mugginton, where he turned and 

 went, by Hulland Ward and Biggin, nearly up to Blackwall, and turned again, 

 pointing for Bradley, but scent completely failed, owing to the heavy rain, and 

 we had to give it up. Good hunting run of an hour and three-quarters. Not 

 much scent. No fox at Longford. Found a vixen, heavy in cub, at Potter's 

 Covert, hunted her about, and stopped the hounds. 



Thursday, Spread Eagle.— Hnnted a brace of foxes in Egginton Gorse for an 

 hour, but, finding they were vixens, left them, Hilton Gorse blank. Found in 

 the Pennywaste, ran well for a few fields, when the fox was unfortunately headed 

 in the road, and we did no good with him after. Did not find again at Foston or 

 at Sapperton. Found, in Sudbury Coppice, ran by Cubley Lodge, and the top of 

 Boylestone hill into the Park, and back to the Coppice, through which, however, 

 the fox went, and we hunted him slowly on towards Marston and gave it up. 

 Hounds ran very hard, up-wind, across the Park. 



