1877] GOOD RUN FROM ROLLESTON. 5 



off to Gratwich Wood, hunted a fox through Handleasow Wood and Gratwich 

 village on to Loxley, and pottered after him for some time, hut could do no 

 good. 



Monday, November 12th, Brethy. — Drew Gorstey Leys, ran a ring by Fore- 

 mark back into the wood, out for Calke, and to ground in a drain in the wood. 

 Found again, and ran ringing about between Foremark and Gorstey Leys all daj', 

 and could not kill a fox. 



Tuesday, Shirley Park. — A good lot of foxes in the covert. Ran one about 

 for an hour, and killed him. Drew the Reeve's Moor at Longford, found and ran 

 very fast by Culland up to Brailsford, and came to a check by the road — seventeen 

 minutes very pretty up to tliis — hunted him on slowly by Langley village into 

 the Parson's Gorse, where he went to ground. Found in Longford Car, ran up 

 to Hollington and round l)y Alkmonton and back to Longford, and stopped the 

 hounds. Capital day's sport. 



Thursday, Stenson Loch. — Arleston Gorse, Stenson fields, Spilsbury's Coverts, 

 Egginton Gorse, and Burnaston blank. A fox jumped up out of a hedgerow near 

 Etwall, ran him up to Mickleover, and lost him. Found in the Rough at 

 Radburne, ran up to the Parson's Gorse, and a ring by Langley village into 

 Langley Gorse, through the covert up to the Derby road, back into the gorse, 

 and killed. 



Saturday, BUthfieJd. — Found in Blithe Moor, ran hard for fifteen minutes and 

 killed. Ran a fox for one field from Forge Coppice to ground. Killed a very 

 bad fox from Newton Hurst. Found a fox in Newton Gorse, ran very fast up to 

 the Rectory, on by Admaston up to Abliot's Bromley, where he was headed and 

 turned to the left, and went to ground in a gravel-pit on Newton Hurst — forty 

 minutes. 



Monday, November Idih, Wychnor. — Ran a very bad fox round and round 

 the Rough for fifty minutes and killed. Found near Gorse Hall (Dunstall) — no 

 scent, and lost directly. Found again in the Scotch Hills (Rangemore), ran to 

 the Deanery Covert and back, and killed. 



Tuesday, Tutbury Station. — Found at the back of the Hall, ran down the 

 meadow by Park Hill, back by the village over the railway, back by the gorse to 

 the Hall down the meadows again, and killed near Park Hill — an old fox. Time, 

 one hour and a half. Found in Hilton Gorse, ran fast to the woodyard at Fostou, 

 turned to the right and back to Hilton. Came away with a fresh fox, ran him to 

 Barton, and stopped the hounds. 



Thursday, Kedleston ToUgate. — Found at Markeaton, ran by the brook side 

 to Langley Gorse on to Langley Common, and lost. Found in Langley Gorse, 

 did nothing. Chopped a fox in Frost's bottoms. Found in Colvile's Covert, ran 

 by Allestree and Darley down to the river, which he crossed, but there was no 

 scent, and they could not get on with him. 



Saturday, ('hartley. — Found on the Shaw, ran a ring by Turner's Gorse over 

 the Park and back to the Shaw, and nearly the same ring again, and lost. Not 

 an atom of scent all day. Found foxes in Handleasow Wood, and again in 

 Gratwich AVood. Hunted a fox from Ciller's Rough to ground at Gratwich 

 village. 



Monday, November 2Qth, Ansloio. — Found in the Henhurst, very little scent, 

 hunted slowly by Tatenhill, and lost. Found in Knightley Park, ran round the 

 covert for half an hour, and killed. Found at Rolleston by the village, ran by 

 Craythorne down to the osier-beds at Dove Cliff over the river (here hounds 

 divided, unknown to us, and five and a half couples ran a fox back towards the 

 New Inn), on to Burnaston, leaving Egginton Gorse on the left, and up to 



