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the Henlmrst, where we turned to the left and went by Tatenhill Dingle and 

 Knightley Park back to Dnnstall, and stopped the hounds. Very hard day, as 

 hounds were running for more than five hours. 



Tuesdai/, Cubleij Gate. — Snelston, Cubley Gorse, Bentley Car, Potter's 

 ■Covert, and Fishpond Covert at Barton blank. Found at Sapperton, ran to 

 Mackley and along the Park side at Sudbury to Hare Hill, over the road and up 

 to Bentley Hall, on to Hungry Bentley, where we bore to the left to Stydd Hall, 

 and killed our fox in the open just beyond at Stydd Barn. Capital thirty-five 

 minutes. Found again in the plantation by the brook side at Cubley and ran to 

 ground immediately. Went to Sudbury Coppice, found, ran along the Bottoms, 

 and a ring back to the Coppice, out by Vernon's Oak to Cubley, and up to the 

 lime kilns at Birchwood Park, where we stopped the hounds. 



Thursday, Kedleston village. — Choj^ped a fox at Allestree, went away with 

 another, ran by back of Quarndon across Kedleston Park to Ireton Wood and on 

 to Breward's Car, then to the left of the Lilies to Shottle. Came back to 

 Breward's Car, got on our run fox, and ran him to ground in the gorse. Eavens- 

 dale Park blank. 



Saturday, Jilithbury.— Found in Pipe Wood, capital scent in covert, rattled 

 him about for ten minutes, when he went away by Ridware to Cawarden Spring, 

 hunted him back to Pipe Wood, and killed him. One hour and twenty minutes. 

 Laurence's Wood, Forge Coppice, and Blithfield blank. Found in Newton 

 Gorse, ran by the village, through Housalem's Coppice to ground in the woods. 



Monday, January 22nd, Brethy. — Found in the gorse, ran across the Park to 

 Carver's Kocks, turned to the left and went by Ingleby down to Anchor church, 

 and all along tlie meadows towards Repton, came to a long check (our fox lying 

 down within two fields of us and in sight of some men, who never halloaed), and 

 eventually hunted him back to Gorstey Leys, and lost him. Found four foxes 

 together in Gorstey Leys, ran down to the river, which he crossed within two 

 hundred yards of Svvarkestone Bridge, and ran up to Chellaston. 



Tuesday, Foston village. — Found in the Decoy, ran about with a poor scent 

 for some time, and killed after two hours' hunting in the same covert where we 

 found. Drew the Lake Bank at Sudbury blank. Found in the gorse, ran to 

 ground under an oak tree in the Park. Found again in the Grove, ran down to 

 Sapperton, and back to the Park, and by the village to Sebastopol, and here, 

 finding the earth stopped, he turned to the left, and ran, by Aston, down to 

 Sapperton again, and on, almost to Potter's Covert, and eventually got to ground 

 in a drain near Bentley Brickyard. One hour and thirty minutes. 



Thursday, Stenson Lock. — Arleston Gorse blank. Stenson Fields (men 

 cutting in it) and Spilsbury's Coverts the same. Found in Egginton Gorse ; no 

 scent, and soon lost. Found again in the Blakeley osier-bed, ran by the gorse 

 and the Spread Eagle, almost down to the lunatic asylum, and lost. Bumaston 

 blank. Trotted off to Hilton, found, and ran slowly up to the old gorse at Sutton, 

 which one fox passed on the left, and ran by Trusley up to Crop-o'-Top, and on, 

 over the Long Lane (leaving the church to the right), by Burrows to the Derby 

 road, about half-way between Brailsford and Kirk-Langley. Fifty-five minutes 

 up to this, where we checked. Hit it off again and went to Wilde Park, 

 and, by White's Covert at the back of Brailsford village, recrossed the road, and 

 ran down by Brailsford church, over the brook to the right of Culland Planta- 

 tions, and hunted slowly up to Hollington. Here our fox began to run very 

 short, but scent got worse, and we hunted him down to Mamerton, and had to 

 stop the hounds in the dark. 5.10 p.m. About two hours and a qiiarter 

 altogether. First part of the run very good. 



