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nearly an hour in covert. They got away at last over Hon. VV. H. J 



Dane's Bmk and pointed for Coughton Court, but |1862-1866. 



turned away for ^Studley and on for Rough Hill, 



where they possibly changed foxes. They then worked 



him through New Coppice, and ran on through 



Astwood Bank and turned back into New Coppice, 



but did not dwell a moment. They crossed the 



Redditch Road to Hunt End and on to the old Hare 



Mill and Callow Hill and Norgrave House to Webb 



Heath, leaving Foxlydiate House on the left. They 



crossed Holyoak farm and on to Hewell Park, over the 



river and out of the Park for a field or two, and then 



he doubled back and they ran him in view for a field, 



and killed him in the open at the corner of the Park. 



There was only one check and the hounds were never 



oast. The time from New Coppice was one hour and 



twenty minutes. During this season (1864-5) the 



private pack had hunted the Alcester district on the 



Wednesdays and Saturdays. On April 21st, 1865, the 



hounds moved into the kennels at Alcester. 



On the 9th of December, 1865, they met at the 

 kennels, Alcester. After a fair morning they found 

 an afternoon fox in Coughton Park and] got away 

 through Billingborough and turned back by Hanging 

 Well and on by Sambourne toj New Coppice, through 

 Rough Hill to Old Park and on to Ipsley, then they 

 pointed for Hewell but turned back by Skilts Wood, 

 through Rough Hill again by Sambourne to Astwell 

 Bank, where he got amongst the out-houses and was 

 lost. He was heard of next morning, when he nearly 

 frightened an old woman to death. 



On Wednesday, December 13th, Studley was the A couple of days 

 fixture. They found in Spernal Park.and ran out at the *^°™ " ^^' 

 top, over the Skilts, and by Umberslade, Tunworth 

 and Hockley, It was a very long and severe day, and 

 unfortunately they did not kill him. The 30th of the 

 same month saw the hounds again at Studley. 



The private pack 

 at Alcester. 



