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coverts, back by the village and down to Shirley Mill, and up to Edlaston 

 village, where we changed again, as our run fox was seen going towards Shirley 

 Park. Went on with the fresh fox in the direction of Bradley, but scent got 

 worse, and we came back to Shirley Park, and got on our hunted fox, and ran 

 him to ground in view in a rabbit-hole, but could not get him out. Never much 

 scent, but we kept going on, first with one fox and then another, for nearly four 

 hours. 



Thursday, Stenson Lock. — Found in the Black Covert, hunted slowly up by 

 the lunatic asylum to Burnaston village and on to Etwall, where our fox turned 

 short to the left, and we ran him down by Egginton Station, and lost in the 

 Water Meadows by the crossing. Found in Egginton Gorse, and ran to ground 

 within a few fields. Found again at Hilton, ran fast down to the Pennj'waste, on 

 through the Foston coverts, over the road by the Lemon Hole, back along 

 the meadows to the Pennywaste, and here hounds divided, and we went on 

 vnih a fresh one and ran almost up to Sudbury Park, and stopped the hounds in 

 the dark. 



Saturday, Chartley. — Found in Handleasow Wood, went past the Shaw 

 Farm, crossed the road by Dods' Leigh nearly to Brindley's Wood, turned to the 

 left, ran through Birchwood Park down to Milwich, on to the Ox Close Wood, 

 where we got on a brace of foxes ; got hounds together near Sandon Wood, 

 crossed the Hilderstone road and went nearly down to Burston, then skirted the 

 corner of Orange Hayes and hunted up to the Stone road, where we lost. Drew 

 the Shaw Gorse, but did not find again. 



Monday, January Sth, Foremark. — Found in Gorstey Leys, ran a couple of 

 rings out by Ticknall and killed him at Ingleby Hall. Found again in Repton 

 Shmbs, ran down to Carver's Rocks, back to the Shrubs, and killed. Trotted up 

 to the gorse, found, ran across the Park, by Carver's Rocks and Smith's Gorse 

 across Calke Park to Staimton Harold, where our fox turned short to the left, ran 

 through Spring Wood, back to Gorstey Leys, where we stopped the hounds, as 

 it was nearly dark. Capital run of an hour and a quarter. 



Tuesday, Eaton Wood. — Found, ran down to Doveridge, and lost. Found in 

 Sudbmy Coppice, ran a ring, and lost; came back to the Coppice, got on our 

 hunted fox, ran him about for some time, and to ground in a rabbit-hole and 

 killed him. N.B. — Two other foxes in the same hole. 



Thursday, Etwall. — Found in Sutton Gorse, ran up to the Rough at 

 Radburne and killed. Went away with another fox, ran a ring and back to the 

 Rough, and away by the Parson's Gorse up to Brailsford and lost. Drew 

 Culland and Longford blank. 



Saturday, Kingston village. — Drew the wood blank — cutting all over it. 

 Found in Bagot's Woods, and lost the hounds for an hour and a half. Found in 

 Woodcock Heath, ran out towards Newton, back through Kingston Wood, and 

 lost. No scent. 



Monday, January 15th, Hoar Cross village. — Found in the Brakenhurst, ran 

 by Yoxall Lodge, through Byrkley, to Kingstanding, turned to the left into 

 Jackson's Bank, ran along it as far as Hoar Cross village, where we bore to the 

 right, along the top of Roost Hill, round the Birchwood, back by the Newborough 

 Hill into Byrkley again, out by the New Inn, through the Holly Wood and 

 Knightley Park to the left of Tatenhill, and ran to ground above Gretton's house 

 at Sinai Park — nearly three hours. Found again in the coverts beloAV the road 

 at Dunstall, ran up to Smith's Hills, on to the right of Silver Hill as if for 

 Wychnor, turned back to the left, by the Vicarage at Barton, ran down to the 

 covert, where we found, and along the meadows to Tatenhill and on nearly to 



