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Saturday, Chartley. — Found in the Moss, ran by Giller's Rough over the 

 railway, through Handleasow Wood, nearly up to Birchwood Park, where the fox 

 turned back to the left, and went to ground in an earth in the Park. No fox in 

 the Gorse, though one had been disturbed and gone away. Gratwich Wood 

 blank. Found in Woodcock Heath, ran a couple of rings, and into Kingston 

 Woods and gave it up. No scent at any time during the day. 



Monday, March 2Qth, Newhoroxigh. — Found in Hollybush Covert, could not 

 run a yard, Foimd again in the Birchwood with the same result. Drew all the 

 coverts by Hoar Cross blank. Found in the Brakenhurst, hunted into Yoxall 

 Lodge and lost him. Found again in Jackson's Bank, but could do nothing. 



Tuesday, Blithhury. — Drew all tha coverts blank. Found in Blithe Moor at 

 Blithfield, ran through the Warren, over by Dunstall, through the end of Lord's 

 Coppice, over Bromley Park, back by Radmore and Dunstall, through the woods, 

 over the Park, up to the Birch Wood, and on to the Chantry, where he turned 

 back, and came over Bromley Park again, through Lord's Coppice and Dunstall 

 Pit, over the road to Blithfield, and lost in a heavy storm between the Warren 

 and Stansley's Wood. About two hours and forty minutes. 



Thursday, Anslow. — Found in Sinai Park Coppice, ran to Rocket Oak, and 

 on to Dunstall, and along the meadows to Barton, where the fox turned back, 

 and we lost him. Found again in the covert in the meadows by Gorse Hall, 

 ran down to Branston, back by Tatenhill, through Knightley Park, Rangemore, 

 and Dimstall, into the meadows and lost. 



Saturday, Kingston village. — Found in Woodcock Heath, ran through 

 Kingston Wood into the big woods, and along by the Uttoxeter roadside almost 

 to Thatched Lodge, where our fox turned across and ran a ring almost to Loxley, 

 and back to where we found him. Very fast up to this ; slow hunting after- 

 wards, down-wind, through the end of Kingston Wood, nearly to Blithfield, and 

 lost. Found again in the middle of Bagot's Woods, and ran about for the rest of 

 the day. 



Monday, March 21th, Brethy. — Found in the Gorse near the' house, ran over 

 the Park into Repton Shrubs, by Carver's Rocks and Smith's Gorse, nearly to 

 Calke, back through the Pistern Hills, and Several Woods, where we changed 

 foxes, and ran back to the Pistern Hills. Got on the line of our run fox again in 

 Hartshorn Gorse, hunted him up to Wooden Box, and lost. Found in Repton 

 Shrubs, ran in a ring, and lost at Winshill. 



TMirsday, Woheley Bridge. — Found in the Park. Ran to Hagley and lost. 

 Found again near Hednesford, ran very fast to Shugboro' back through Haywood 

 Park to ground, almost in view. Fifty minutes, very fast. Went to Pottal 

 Pool, where there were two or three foxes on foot at once, but there was no 

 •scent. 



Friday, Dunstall. — Drew all the coverts at Dunstall, Rangemore, and Yoxall 

 Lodge blank. Found in Brakenhurst, ran to Dunstall, and killed at the back 

 of the church. 



Saturday, Buttermilk Hill. — Found in Lord's Coppice, hunted through the 

 woods, and out to the Warren at Blithfield, where the scent completely failed. 

 Went back to the woods, got on our hunted fox again in Lord's Coppice, ran 

 him hard for some time, and killed him at Dunstall. Drew Friar's Coppice blank, 

 foimd again in the woods close by, ran very hard for an hour, and stopped the 

 hounds. Very hot day, and all the horses done up. 



Foxes killed, forty-three and a half brace ; run to ground, twenty-six ; hounds 

 out, one hundred and seventeen times ; stopped by frost, seventeen times. 



Killed in regular hunting, twenty-three and a half brace. 



