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in the Rough, very jwor scent, could do Httle. The same at and from Sutton 

 Gorse. Killed a lame fox at the Ashe, went away with another, and hunted him 

 slowly all about Sutton — bad, ringing fox. 



Thursday, Etwall. — Found in Hilton Gorse, ran a capital line, but not fast, 

 up to Foston, where he waited for us, and we hunted him to ground at Leathers- 

 ley. Found at Foston below the house, ran up to Barton, and killed in Saint's 

 buildings. Found in the covert close by, ran down to Sudbury into a drain by 

 the village, bolted him with a terrier, and killed him. 



Saturday, BJithbury. — Found in Pipe Wood — very little scent — ran to 

 ground in Jaggard's farm. Drew the rest of the Blithbury coverts and Forge 

 Coppice blank. Found in Blithe Moor, ran to ground in the pit-hole by Forge 

 Coppice. 



Monday, December llth, DunstaU. — Killed one very bad fox, the only one 

 in the place. Drew covert after covert without finding, till we got on a fox that 

 had just gone away from the Scotch Hills, ran him by Yoxall Lodge in the 

 Brakenhurst, and lost hira. No fox in the Brakenhurst. 



Tuesday, Cubley Gate. — There were a brace of foxes in the covert by Coxhead 

 Lane, hunted one up to Shirley Park, where several fresh foxes were on foot, 

 and we kept changing, and at last scent failed altogether in the covert. Found 

 at Longford, in the Car, ran down to Alkmonton Bottoms, wliere he turned to 

 the right, and pointed as if for Shirley Park, but kept bearing to the right, down 

 to Culland, and on to Brailsford, where we checked, and after this hunted him 

 slowly into Langley Gorse, where he went to ground. Very good run — thirty 

 minutes to the first check. 



2'hursday, KedJeston village. — Found in Spring Car — no scent — lost directly. 

 One fox only in Breward's Car ; hunted him round by Turnditch back to the 

 covert, and lost him. Ravensdale Park and Wilde Park blank, and had to go 

 home on account of the fog. 



Saturday, Chartley. — Found in Handleasow Wood, ran by Field up to Leigh, 

 and on to Checkley, and could make nothing more of it ; probably our fox had 

 got into some buildings. Drew Philips' Gorse and Carry Coppice without finding. 

 Found in the Park Covert, ran along Carry Lane as far as the covert, turned to 

 the right, and ran almost down to the railway, back over the road, and through 

 the Park Covert, on, leaving Kingston village on the right and Housalem Coppice 

 on the left, as if he meant going to Blithfield, but bore to the left, and crossed 

 the Uttoxeter road by the Lodge, ran by the back of Abbot's Bromley as far as 

 the bridge on the Hoar Cross road, where he turned back, and went to ground 

 — only just before the hounds — in the pit by Forge Coppice. Time, fifty- 

 eight minutes ; distance, not much less than twelve miles. Best run of season 

 so far. 



Monday, December 2Ath, Newborough. — Holly Bush, Chantry, Birchwood 

 blank. Found in the lawn, hit — no scent, wild, blustery day — and soon lost. 

 Found again in the covert by Cross Hayes, ran through the Brakenhurst, along 

 Jackson's Bank to the back of Newborough, where he either got under a heap 

 of sticks, or into some farm buildings. 



Wednesday, Sudbury. — Snow. 



Thursday, Foremarlc. — Snow. 



Saturday, Bagofs Woods. — Snow. 



Monday, December 31s^, Wychnor. — Found in the Rough, ran a few fields 

 towards Barton, back through the Rough, over to Yoxall Lodge, and on to 

 Byrkley Lodge, then back nearly into Yoxall Lodge Hills, and into the Brakenhurst, 



