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bones, but was a very good hunter, as they had to own 

 before the day was over. 



" He carries more flesh than he appears to do," his 

 owner said. 



" Then it must be under the saddle," was the answer ; 

 " for none of us can see it ! " 



The run was on February 2nd, from the Green Covert, 

 between Egginton and Willington, and took place on a 

 very doubtful day, the roads were covered with ice, and 

 the landing on the north side of the fences like iron. 

 Horses' legs told a tale the next day. First they crossed 

 the North Stafford railway, and the clever division made 

 straight for the bridge, which the men with the hounds 

 had to come to in the end. Then they ran by Burnaston, 

 Bearwardcote, Dalbury, to the left of Radburne Rough and 

 Kirk Langley, to the right of Kedleston Park, to ground 

 at AUestree. The first check was by Mrs. Curzon's house 

 at Weston-Underwood, nine miles as the crow flies, and at 

 least twelve as hounds ran, and the fox was only just in 

 front of hounds when he got to ground, having covered a 

 good seventeen miles in two hours. 



Three days afterwards, after the Hunt Ball, on a very 

 doubtful morning, they found in Parson's Gorse, and 

 divided at Meynell-Langley Gorse, the body of the pack 

 running hard by Mack worth, up to Radburne Rough, with 

 only Mr. R. FitzHerbert and the Hon. E. Pierrepoint 

 really with them. 



On the 16th, again, there was a capital day from 

 Radburne. Finding at the Rough, they ran at a great 

 pace across the Trusley brook, where there was no end of 

 grief, and hounds ran pretty well away from every one, 

 treating their followers to a stern chase to Boden's Thorns. 

 Hence they ran to Reeve's Moor and lost, after a capital 

 twenty-five minutes. Then they ran hard from Longford 

 Car to Eaton Wood, nine miles, in an hour, and were 

 stopped, as there were several fresh foxes on foot. Every 

 one was talking about it at Mrs. John Evans's ball that 

 nisht. 



