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by the canal. Hit oft" our fox again and hunted him slowly into Elvaston, where 

 we changed on to a fresh fox, ran a ring and back to Elvaston, where he got to 

 ground. Chellaston and Stenson fields blank. 



Saturday, Newton village. — Found in Newton Gorse, ran to Drointon Wood, 

 and stopped the hounds just in time to save a vixen's Ufe. A fresh fox jumped 

 up at the same moment, ran him through the Birch Copse and Giller's Rough 

 down to Blythe Bridge, and, leaving Kingston Woods on the left, up to Blithfield, 

 where he went to gi'ound in the pit-hole by the Rectory. Capital half-hour, and 

 the fox only just before the hounds all the way. Killed a fox in Blithe Moor. 

 Drew Forge Coppice blank. Went into the woods, but did not find, as they had 

 been buck-hunting the previous day. 



They were then stopped till Friday by frost, when 

 they "drew Eavensdale Park blank." 



Found in Breward's Car, ran about for some time and to ground in 

 tlie earths. Found again in Frost's Bottoms, ran into the Park, and back to 

 Breward's Car. Found again at Farnah, ran a few fields, and lost. Very bad 

 scent all day. Langley Gorse blank. 



Saturdaij, Chartley.— F omul in Handleasow Wood, ran very fast through 

 Gratwich Wood, over the brook and into Carry Coppice, and on nearly to Field 

 Hall, and lost. Philips' Gorse blank. Found in the Shaw Gorse, ran towards 

 the Castle, and lost. No scent whatever. Killed a fox on the Moss, hunted 

 another from Drointon Wood, through Newton Gorse almost to Swan's Moor, 

 turned to the right, back by the plaster pits to the Moss, and stopped the 

 hounds. 



Monday, March 5th, East Lodge.— Found at Needwood, ran very prettily 

 by Hanbury into the Greaves, and along the banks to Mai-chington Cliff, where 

 the fox was headed, and we could do no more with him. Drew Hollybush, 

 Parson's Brake, Needwood, Knightley Park, Dunstall, and Rangemore blank. 



Tuesday, Shirley ParA;— Blank, also Longford. Found in a spinny of Mr. 

 Bradshaw's, ran a ring by Mamerton, on nearly to Boylestone, back to the covert, 

 where we found (where I think we changed foxes), and on nearly to Hilton 

 Gorse, and here there were certainly three foxes on foot : ran over the turnpike- 

 road down to Marston church, where a fresh fox jumped up in view of the 

 hounds, and they ran hard along the meadows to Hilton, turned to the left and 

 ran by Sutton Gorse up to Radburne, where we gave it up. Very good gallop 

 of half an hour from Marston to Radburne. Altogether we were running, with- 

 out stopping, nearly three hours, and changed foxes, to my knowledge, four 

 times. 



Thursday, Etwall. — Found in Egginton Gorse, ran a ring, and to ground by 

 Burnaston village. Came back to the gorse, found a vixen, if not two, and left 

 them. Found at Sutton, ran nearly to Etwall, crossed the road and ran down to 

 Hilton, and lost. Hilton Gorse blank. No scent all day. 



Saturday, Bramshall. — Philips' Gorse and Loxley blank. Found in Grat- 

 wich Wood, ran through Handleasow Wood over the Park, through the Moss, 

 back by Handleasow Wood, over the Park again, and nearly up to Fradswell, and 

 lost. Our fox was a long way before us all the way, and no scent to press him. 

 Drew the Shaw blank. 



Monday, March 12th, Newhorough.—V onnd in the Birchwood, ran well up 

 to Hart's Coppice, over the Park into Lord's Coppice, and up and down the woods, 

 and to ground in a drain by the turnpike road. Found again in the woods, ran 



