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the fox had set his head for the hills. We were hunting him two and a quarter 

 hours over the very best part of our country, 



Thursday, Kedleston. — A fox jumped up a few fields from Champion Car, 

 ran through Breward's Car, and to ground in a drain near Weston. Mercaston 

 Wood, Ravensdale Park, Brailsford, and Culland blank. Found in Longford 

 Car, ran up to Potter's (without going into the covert), turned to the right up to 

 Bentley Car, and down through Alkmonton Bottoms to Rodsley, on, about half- 

 way between Shirley Park and Longford, to HoUington, where hounds checked 

 for the first time, after running best pace for forty-seven minutes. After this, 

 hunted slowly on nearly to Barton and lost at Mamerton. I heard afterwards 

 that it was a fresh fox from HoUington, which a man put up in a field. The best 

 run we have had this season. 



Saturday, Kingston village. — Found in a little covert beyond Woodcock 

 Heath, ran by the village into Bagot's Woods, and spent the rest of the day about 

 Lord's Coppice. 



Monday, February 18th, Hoar Cross. — Drew Rough Park, the Hoar Cross 

 coverts, and the Birchwood blank. Found in the Brakenhurst at two o'clock, a 

 bad fox, ran him about for some time, and killed him. Drew Yoxall blank. 



Tuesday, Brethy. — Found in Repton Shrubs, ran him about the wood, and 

 killed him. Hunted a fox with a very bad scent from the covert under the 

 Pistern Hills down to Calke, and lost him. Found again in Gorstey Leys, hunted 

 him for an hour and ten minutes, and killed liim. 



Thursday, Sutton Mill. —Found a very bad fox in the Ash Covert, which 

 would not go away, and we left him. Ran a fox from Hilton Gorse down to the 

 Pennywaste, over the turnpike road, along the meadows, and back to the Gorse, 

 forty-three minutes, and killed him in the covert. Found at Foston, or rather 

 hunted a fox that crossed the road as we were going there, and killed him. 



Saturday, Loxley. — Found in the Alder Car, and ran to ground at the back 

 of Blount's Hall. Found again in the Park Covert, ran by the left of Kingston 

 village, nearly up to the Thatched Lodge, turned back through Kingston Woods 

 into Bagot's Woods, where we had several foxes on foot directly and no scent. 

 Went to Blithfield, found in Stansley's Wood, ran a wide ring through Kingston 

 Woods, back to the Warren Covert, and killed him. Forty-seven mmutes. 



Monday, February 25th, Marchington. — Found in the Far Wood. No scent, 

 and soon lost. Found again in the Dog Kennel Wood, ran hard along the Banks, 

 out to Holly Bush, back over Agardsley, by the Daisy Bank, through Hart's 

 Coppice, and killed by the Park Lodge. About fifty minutes. Did not find again 

 till we got to Lord's Coppice. Then ran a ring, and to ground in a drain. 



Tuesday, Bradley. — Found in the Lime Kiln Gorse, no scent, hunted round 

 by Hulland and lost him. Found again in Bradley Wood, ran up to Shirley 

 Park, on by Ednaston village, up to where Jarratt's Gorse used to be, and back 

 to Bradley, where we viewed him, but he got to ground in a large rabbit-hole. 

 Good hunting run of two and a half hours. 



Thursday, Stenson Loch. — Hunted a fox from Arleston Gorse in the direction 

 of the Pastures, but could not get on, owing to the want of scent. Did not find 

 till we got to Egginton, and then a fox went away from the gorse at once, ran 

 him by Bumaston up to the lunatic asylum, and after that hunted him slowly 

 nearly to Arleston, where we went to a halloa by the gorse, but our fox had 

 turned short back. 



Satta'day, Blithbury. — Found in Pipe Wood, ran a ring and lost him, drew 



without finding, till we got to Stanley's Wood, and then ran into the woods. 



Monday, March Ath, Elvaston. — Found in the plantation by the Golden 



