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fast by Yeldersley Kough to Bradley Bottoms, to Hulland, 

 and lost. Found at Snelston, and ran fast towards Cinder 

 Hills, and back to river. Over river below Mayfield Mills, 

 by Calwicb, over the top of Weaver Hills, to ground at 

 Wootton Lodge. Severe run. Twelve horses left at 

 Uttoxeter. Bird's horse nearly died. I rode Satan home, 

 and got home at eight o'clock." 



But then, again, on the 24th (Etwall), we have — 



'* Found again in Rough immediately. Could not run 

 much at first, but, luckily, hounds got a good start, and 

 got settled down well, through Parson's Gorse, by Burrows, 

 by Brailsford, by Ednaston village, by Shirley village, to 

 Shirley Mill, where 1 think we changed to a fresh fox, and 

 raced back by Hollington, through Culland, by Burrows, 

 to Parson's Gorse, to Rough, and away again, a ring by 

 Parson's Gorse, Langley Common, Pildock, to the gardens, 

 and lost. Found again in the Rough, and ran fast to the 

 Long Lane, where Charles stopped them. The best day 

 I ever saw. Over a very fine line." 



The next day, Friday, the Master was hunting with 

 the Bramham Moor, so, presumably, he travelled to York- 

 shire on Thursday night, and back again to Radburne the 

 night after, or possibly the next (Saturday) morning, in 

 time to hunt with the Meynell that day at Bretby, for he 

 mentions that he had to wear the wet, dirty clothes which 

 he had worn in Yorkshire the day before. 



Day after day, all through the season, they had run 

 after run — in fact, they hardly went out without having 

 one. 



On January 23rd they had a real old-fashioned hunt 

 of three hours and ten minutes. The diary says — 



" Found an old dog fox in Chartley Park, and caught 

 him at Park pales ; coursed him to death. Found in the 

 Shaw, and ran to Gratwich Wood, Grindley Wood, Moss, 

 across the Park, through Handleasow Wood, Gratwich 

 Wood, Gratwich village, Shaw, Birchwood Park, Gratwich 

 Wood, and back, leaving Birchwood to the left, up to Leigh 

 Station, and, turning back, ran him, by Checkley, nearly to 



