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near Lichfield. There was no one with the hounds after crossing the river, as we 

 all went down to a ford, which we could not cross, and had to go back to the 

 bridge. 



Tuesday, Tuibury Station. — Found at Egginton, ran over the new railroad 

 down to the turnpike road near Hilton Cottage, where we lost him. Went to 

 Sutton, found, but could not get over the first field, as there was no scent at all. 

 Trotted oft' to Hilton Gorse, where there were several foxes. Ran one rather 

 nicely towards the Pennj^vaste at Foston, where we had to stop the hounds at 

 Mrs. Broadhurst's request.* Went to Barton, found in the Fishpond Covert near 

 the house, ran up to Potter's, which the fox went to the right of, on through 

 Alkmonton Bottoms to Longford Car, which the fox went straight through, on 

 by the Reeve's Moor up to Culland, leaving the plantations on the left, ran to 

 Brailsford, where the fog was so thick that one could see neither hounds nor the 

 next fence, crossed the turnpike road, ran down to Wilde Park, leaving the covert 

 on the left ; here he turned to the right and pointed towards Prestwood, and we 

 came to the first check — fifty minutes — in a dingle near Langley ; hit it ofi" again 

 and hunted slowly up to Langley, where we must have changed foxes, as a fox, 

 quite fresh, was viewed in front of the hounds by the village. 



Thursday, Kedlcston village. — Found in Breward's Car, kept ringing about 

 between there and Ravensdale Park, and finally lost our fox. Found again at 

 AUestree, ran through Colvile's Covert, over Kedleston Park, by the house 

 at Langley, where he turned to the right by Prestwood, and we hunted him up 

 to Breward's Car. Two or three foxes before us the latter part of the time, and 

 no scent. 



Saturday, BUthfieM. — Drew every hole and corner blank. Found at half- 

 past one in Bagot's Woods, ran about in the woods, over the park into Hart's 

 Coppice, round and round for some time, and lost. Found again in the Dog 

 Kennel Wood. No scent all day. 



Monday, November 20th, Dunstall. — Chopped a very bad fox in Smith's Hills, 

 and did not find again at Dunstall. The Rocket Oak blank. Found at Knightley 

 Park, ran by the Holly Covert over the road by the New Inn, bore to the right 

 towards the Henhurst, recrossed the road and ran down to Tatenhill, and on 

 along the meadows below Dunstall — very poor scent. Drew Rangemore blank. 

 Found at Needwood, ran out by East Lodge, turned to the right, through the 

 Holly Covert, out nearly to Byi-kley Lodge, and ran a ring back through Hanbury 

 Park Covert and on to Castle Hayes, and had to stop the hounds in the dark. 

 Capital scent with this last fox, and hounds ran hard. 



Tuesday, Brailsford. — White's Covert produced a fox, which ran down to 

 the spinny by the pool head, where we killed him, the hounds chopping another 

 fox at the same time. Found in the gorse, ran up towards Bradley — very little 

 scent— and could not get on with him. Trotted off to draw Culland, but were 

 halloaed on to a fox that was follo^ving us, ran by Brailsford nearly up to Langley, 

 and lost. Killed a bad fox in Langley Gorse. Found in the Parson's Gorse, ran 

 a few fields and lost — no scent. 



Thursday, Stenson Lock. — Several foxes in Arleston Gorse, ran one a few 

 fields, and lost him. Found in Stenson Fields, ran out and back again, and at 

 last got away with a fox and hunted him nicely by the lunatic asylum up to 

 Mickleover and on, over the railway, almost to Radburne, where the scent, 

 which never at any time had been good, failed altogether. Found in the Rough, 



* Mr. Broadhurst was buried that day ; the cofiBn with his remains having just 

 arrived from abroad. 



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