1881] 



END OF LORD WATERPARK'S DIARY. 



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Saturday, Ansloio. — Did not find in the Henlmrst, but in a small covert just 

 outside, ran back through the Henhurst, up to Anslow church and on to Stockley 

 Park, then down to Kolleston, by Craythorn, nearly to Horninglow, up the valley 

 to Anslow, over Stockley Park again, between the Hare Holds and the Cupandi- 

 tion Covert, left Hanbury on the right, and ran to Kingstanding and on into 

 Jackson's bank. Hunted him out of the Brakenhurst into Hoar Cross Park, and 

 here some three couples of hounds went on through Nichol's Covert with, what I 

 believe to have been, the nia fox, and the body of the pack turned back into 

 Brakenhurst, and went on towards Rough Park. 



Monday, March 28th, Newton village. — Newton Gorse, Chartley Moss, and 

 Gratwich Wood blank. Found in Handleasow Wood, ran nearly to SheiTatt's 

 Wood, turned back by Birchwood Park, ran up to Fradswell village, by Turner's 

 Gorse, over the park, through the corner of Handleasow Wood, over the railway, 

 and viewed him on the hillside by Windy Hall Covert. Here we had a long 

 check, but himted on slowly to Carry Coppice and back to Chartley, and lost. 



Tuesday, Hanbury. — Hare Holds, Castle Hayes, and Banks blank. Did not 

 find till we got to the Swilcar Wood, then ran about between there and Butter- 

 milk Hill some time, got away over the park, through the woods, out by Dunstall 

 pit, through the corner of Lord's Coppice, by the back of Abbots Bromley, over 

 Bromley Park fast, through the Birchwood, by Hoar Cross village into the park, 

 where he beat us, and must have got to ground. 



Thursday, Newhorough. — Birchwood and Hoar Cross blank. Did not find 

 till we got to Black Gutter Coppice, and then got on the line of a fox and hunted 

 him in the direction of Blithbury, but there was no scent. Came back to the 

 woods, found, but could not run a yard. 



Saturday, Buttermilk Hill. — Found in the Cliff banks, ran through the 

 woods. No scent, and so storm}', you could hear nothing. Drew Kingston, 

 Chartley, and Blith field blank. 



Monday, April Ath, Rangemore. — Found two, if not three, foxes, ran one to 

 gi-ound in the Rocket Oak, and another in a pit-hole between Tatenhill and 

 Dunstall, Drew Dunstall, Lyon's Covert, Yoxall Byrldey, and Brakenhurst 

 without finding again. 



Stopped by frost, twenty-five days ; hounds out, one hundred and two 

 days; foxes killed, thirty and a half brace; foxes run to ground, seventeen 

 brace. 



SUMMARY, 



