1881] A SHEEP-DOG KILLS THE FOX. 57 



Monday, February \Uh, Chartley.—K good deal of snow and frost. Found 

 in Handleasow Wood, ran hard over the park to the Long Ridge Covert, turned 

 to the left by the corner of the Moss, and from there straight to Carry Coppice at 

 Loxley, to ground in the main earth. All Loxley blank. Found in Kingston 

 Wood, ran round the covert three times, out by Heatley, nearly to Newton and 

 back, into Bagot's Woods, to ground by the gravel ride. 



Tuesday, Bradley.— Hoo much fog, and too hard to draw there. Went down 

 to Shirley Park, ran hard in covert for half an hour, and then got to ground. 

 Killed a fox in Longford Car, went away with another, ran a ring and then went 

 straight up for Shirley Park, left it just on the right, and hunted up to a farm- 

 house near Snelston, where our fox most unaccountably beat us. However, 

 very shortly after, a man came up and told us that a sheep dog had won-ied our 

 fox, which was dead beat, and the fox was at that moment lying dead in the farm- 

 house ! Found at Snelston, but the fog came on so thick we had to stop 

 hounds. 



Thursday, WilUngton. — Found in Hell Meadows, ran a ring up to Burnaston 

 and on to Egginton Gorse, then round by Blakely osier-bed up to Etwall, and 

 from there to Bearwardcote, back by Burnaston, and killed at Egginton. Found 

 below the road, near the village at Egginton, and ran down the meadows to 

 Tutbury, where he beat us. Drew all Foston blank, 



Saturday, Neiuhorough. — Holly Bush blank. Ran one fox from the Birch- 

 wood to ground in a pit-hole four fields from the covert. Came back, got on the 

 line of another fox, hunted up to him in the Chantry, ran him down to the lane 

 below Black Gutter Coppice, and killed him, thirty-five minutes from the Chantry. 

 Found in Black Gutter Coppice, ran two wide rings, but could not get on over 

 the foiled ground, hunted slowly down to Blithbiu-y and on towards Blithfield, 

 and lost. 



Monday, February 2\st, Blithhiiry.—AW the coverts there blank, and Rough 

 Park the same. The farmers openly said the foxes had been killed owing to no 

 notice being taken of their claims for poultry losses. Foimd in Brakenhiu-st, ran 

 down Black Slough, and killed the fox in the river. 



Tuesday, Doveridge. — Snow, 



Wednesday, Doveridge.— Found in the Lady Coppice, ran into Eaton Wood, 

 through it, and to ground under a thorn bush above Wood's house. Ran from 

 the Birch Coppice, through Eaton Wood, by Marston and Cubley, and to gi'ound 

 in Bentley Car. A lot of snow on the ground and very bad going. 



Thursday, Badburne.— Snow about the kennels nearly all gone, but when we 

 got to Radburne, found a lot, and no one at the meet. Found in the Sand Hills, 

 ran fast down to Dalbury and back to ground on Finney's farm. Went to the 

 Rough, ran up to the Parson's Gorse, nearly down to Langley village, on to the 

 Nursery, and a ring nearly to Mackworth, then through Langley Gorse and 

 the Vicar Wood, by Wild Park up to Ravensdale Park, to gi-ound. About two 

 hours ; good hunting run, and the ground everywhere about three inches deep 

 in snow. 



Saturday, Foremarh. — Found in Gorstey Leys, ran a ring, back to the covert 

 and down to Ticknall. No scent. Found at Calke, ran by the Pistern Hills on 

 to Smisby, and on through the South Woods into Ferrers' countrj^ and lost in 

 a tremendous snowstorm. 



Monday, February 28th, Chartley. — Frost and snow. 



Tuesday, Bentley Brickyard. — Frost and snow. 



Thirsday, Kedleston village. — Drew the coverts by the village, Allestree, 

 Darley, the Vicar Wood, Langley, and the Parson's Gorse blank. Found in 



