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danced across the park with a capital scent, till they checked just in front of the 

 Hall, and it looked for a moment as if this fox might have found refuge in a 

 tree. But he had not, for, hitting it off again, they scudded along to the Sudbury 

 end of the park, turned sharp down the lane by Bakewell's shop, over the main 

 road by the Rectory, right-handed behind the hall, and, bearing left, slipped 

 along at a great pace to Wimcombgee. Dwelling here for a moment, they hit it 

 off again, and ran into the Twelve Acres by the river. Hence a single hound 

 [Brigand] slipped on, and was not caught till he had gone half a mile or so, 

 which did not help matters. However, they settled to the line again, and ran 

 prettily underneath Brocksford Gorse across the Sudbury-Uttoxeter turnpike, by 

 Ley Hill, and along the Somersal brook side, till they tiu-ned right-handed, and 

 ran nicely up to Hill Somersal, where they were stopped after a capital and most 

 spirited hunt of forty minutes, 



Saturday, New Inn. There was a crispness in the ah- which felt very hunting- 

 like. Nor were those who predicted a good scent disappointed, for with their 

 first fox from the plantation close to New Inn they ran fast. Crossing the road 

 from New Inn to Kingstanding they ran into Byrkley Park, and by the Home 

 Farm into Knightley Park, thence across the main road to ground at Tatenhill, 

 after a nice gallop of about a quarter of an hour. After this scent went from bad 

 to worse, and the day resulted in finding foxes and losing tiiem as soon as found. 

 Thus they found in the Holly Wood, ran through Knightley Park to Shore's Wood 

 and lost. Found a third near Rangemore, but could do nothing with him. 

 Then, in a cold, soaking rain, found in Byrkley with a like result, while the same 

 ill-fortune attended the finding of one in the first of the Kingstanding gorses and 

 a brace in the other. 



Monday, January 8th, Osmaston Manor. There was a large field out, partly 

 owing to its being the last day of the holidays for those who are going to serve 

 their country and their Queen in South Africa, and who belong to the Derbyshire 

 Yeomanry, which was to be mobilized in Derby on the following daj\ If thev 

 charge the Boers as gallantly as they do the fences they will render a good 

 account of themselves, and may all good luck go with them. But to return to 

 the subject in hand. Hounds went to draw the Bradley coverts, which were all 

 blank, as were the Osmaston ones for a wonder, and they did not find till about 

 two o'clock in Reeve's Moor. This fox took them a ring, by the Longford 

 gardens and back again, when all trace of him disappeared. They found again 

 in Longford Car, and ran at a good pace across Bailey's close, over the Longford- 

 Derby road, crossed the little brook to the left of Alkmonton Bottoms, and ran 

 parallel with the lane from Longford to the Dairy House. Turning right-handed, 

 they crossed the lane and ran merrily in the direction of Bentley Car, but, swing- 

 ing still right-handed before they reached it, they ran through Longford Car to 

 ground close to the cricket-ground, after a nice run of twenty-eight minutes. 

 Every one felt the deepest sympathy for the Master and Mrs. Fort in the sad loss 

 which they have sustained by the death of her brother. Captain Gerard Leigh, and 

 which prevented the former from fulfilling his duties. 



Tuesday saw a remarkably small muster at Blithbury. After drawing Stanna- 

 ford Wood and Black Flats blank, hounds found a very little fox in Carwarden 

 Springs, which promptly took refuge in the adjacent farm buildings, where he 

 remained safely ensconced, in spite of every effort to discover his hiding-place. 

 They found again in the Grove, a good fox, who was off" like a shot across the 

 Abbots Bromley road and through Hill Ridware. No sooner were hounds clear 

 of the houses than they settled to the line, and ran merrily on the line of a 



