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CHAPTER V. 



LORD WATERPARK's LAST SEASON — GOOD EVENING GALLOP 

 FROM FOSTON — CAPITAL CUBLEY DAY — GREAT RUN 

 FROM SHIRLEY PARK — A SHEEP-DOG KILLS THE FOX 

 — END OF LORD WATERPARK's DIARY — HUNT MEETING 



DISCUSSION ABOUT THE KENNELS — THE QUESTION OF 



EXPENSE — ELECTION OF " SQUIRE " CHANDOS-POLE — 

 FRIARY CRICKET CLUB FANCY-DRESS BALL. 



1880-1881. 



They began cub-hunting on the 30th of August, and, in 

 spite of heat and dry ground, killed nearly every day in 

 Bagot's Woods. One day they had fifty and a half 

 couples out, and another day they brought out every 

 hound they had. Sport was pretty good, and they killed 

 twelve and a half brace of cubs. 



From Lord Waterpark's diary : — 



Monday^ November 1st, Sudbury Coppice. — Ran a fox for above an hour 

 round and round the coverts, and killed him, having previously ran one to ground 

 in a rabbit-hole by Cubley Lodge. Found again in the bottoms, ran by Hill 

 Somersal and the corner of the Birch Coppice into Eaton Wood, back to the 

 Lady Coppice, and killed in the North Shrubbery, by the terrace at Doveridge. 

 Found in the Hare Park, ran up to the Lake Banks at Sudbury, and on to Foston, 

 over the road nearly down to Sapperton, and lost. 



Tuesday, Blithbury. — Found in Pipe Wood, ran about for some time, and 

 lost. Hunted a fox from the Ten Acres by Rugeley Townend nearly to Blith- 

 field, and lost. Found in Blithe Moor, ran a ring, and to ground in a pit-hole. 

 Poor scent all day. 



Thursday, Radhurne. — Found in the Rough, came away for Dalbury, turned 



to the right up the brook side nearly to Long Lane, over by Thurvaston, crossed 



Long Lane as if for Culland, bore to the left through the Reeve's Moor, by the 



bottom end of Longford Car nearly to Alkmonton Bottoms; bore to the left 



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