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Thursday, Willington. — Found in Arleston Gorse, ran a ring over Sifinn 

 Moor back to the gorse, and this entertainment we repeated several times ; got 

 on a hunted fox in Hell Meadows Covert, ran fast up to Spilsbury's, turned to the 

 right, and lost him near Burnaston. I should have said that the first fox from 

 Arleston crossed the canal, ran down to the river, and no doubt crossed to 

 Anchor church. Egginton Gorse (nearly entirely burnt down) blank, and Little 

 Gorstey Leys the same. 



Saturday, Newhorough.— Nearly frost enough to stop hunting. All the 

 Holly Bush coverts blank. Found in the Birchwood, ran fast by Roost Hill 

 nearly to Brakenhurst, turned to the left, up to the New Church road, down 

 through the end of the bank opposite Holly Bush, in front of Eland Lodge, and 

 killed him within fifty yards of the Six Road Ends, in the road. Capital twenty- 

 five minutes. Drew the Parson's Brake, Kingstanding, Needwood, and Byrkley 

 Lodge blank. 



Monday, Novemler 22nd, Chartley. — Frost. 



Tuesday, Bentley Brickyard. — Frost. 



Wednesday, Bentley Brichyard. — Found a lot of foxes in Bentley Car, ran 

 one by Alkmonton Bottoms through Longford Car, by Shirley village and into 

 Shirley Park to ground. Came back for Longford ; a fox crossed us as soon as we 

 left Shirley, ran him back to Longford, and nearly to Potter's, and lost. Drew 

 Potter's, the Fishpond Covert at Barton, and Sapperton blank. Found in the 

 top coverts at Foston, had a ring by the Penny waste to Hatton, and down the 

 meadows to Foston, over the road, by the Ice-house, back to the covert where 

 we found him, over by Jackson's plantation, turned to the left by Heath Top and 

 Church Broughton, and stopped the hounds going for Sapperton. Capital gallop, 

 nearly every one gone home. 



Thursday, Kedleston Toll Gate. — Found at Darley, ran to Allestree and to 

 Colvile's Covert, to ground in a rabbit-hole. Ran a fox from Broward's Car to 

 Turnditch, and lost him. Found in the New Gorse, ran into Ravensdale Park, 

 and killed. Found in Mercaston Wood, but did nothing. 



Saturday, Walton village. — Foimd in Walton Wood, ran to Calton, and a ring 

 back again, then another ring by Edengale osier-bed and Croxall, and from there 

 nearly straight to Caldwell and on to Linton ; here the fox was headed within 

 two fields of Seale Wood, turned back, and we killed him at Caldwell. Time, 

 two hours and thirty-five minutes. Hounds ran fast at times. 



Monday, November 29th, Kingston village. — Found in Kingston Woods, ran 

 into Bagot's Woods and all through them, then across the Park, over Buttermilk 

 Hill into the Forest Banks, and lost. Found in the Dog Kennel Wood, ran out by 

 Gorstey Hill, and lost immediately. No scent at all. Got on our run fox of the 

 morning in the Cliff Banks, ran him down to the Park Lodge, and killed him in 

 the garden. 



Tuesday, Doveridge. — Found in the Upfield Coppice, ran to gi-ound in a 

 broken-in drain by the Woodhouse. Killed a fox with a broken thigh from Eaton 

 Wood, ran another down to Clownholm, back through the wood and to ground 

 under a thorn bush above Carrington's house. Found at Sudbury, ran towards 

 Cubley, where the fox was headed back, and lost him. 



Thursday, Etwall. — Got on the line of a fox that had gone away from Sutton 

 Gorse, ran him well up to the village, then hunted slowly on by Hilton and 

 Egginton station, and gave it up. Did not find till we got to Burnaston, where a 

 fox jumped up in a field, ran him fast up to Burnaston village, and on by 

 Bearwardcote to Radburne — twenty-five minutes, fast ; here he was headed and 

 went down to the Black Covert and so round to the Rough, and another ring 



