36 THE BROCKLESBY HOUNDS. [1818 



left, to Barrow. Here the fox turned short to the right 

 as if for Barrow Hand, but bearing to the right he 

 crossed the road to the Allands, and from thence went 

 through Tunnard's Plantations, and left-handed, with 

 Goxhill on the left, towards Langmere. But a short turn 

 brought the field to Goxhill village again, and the first 

 check in the run occurred beyond it, for the fox was 

 sinking fast, and running very short in consequence. 

 But he could not shake off his pursuers, and after sundry 

 short turns he lay down under a haystack, and there 

 hounds killed him. 



They then went to Langmere Furze, where they found 

 at once, and after a few turns in covert, went away over 

 the brook, and right-handed to Laybourne's Plantation. 

 Scent was not so good as in the first run, but it held well 

 enough for hounds to maintain a good hunting pace. 

 Turning left-handed over the bridge from Laybourne's 

 Plantation, they ran by Littleworth to East Halton ; but 

 the fox being headed at the village, he kept to the left 

 and ran back to Langmere. After another spell of covert 

 work he then went away to the East Halton road, and 

 skirting the village, crossed the Thornton College road and 

 then swung round left-handed towards Chase Hill. Placing 

 this a field to the left, the pack pressed on to Houlton's 

 covert, where they had two lines ; but they kept to one 

 that had the covert on the left and led to Immingham, 

 turning right-handed at the church to the Priest Hill 

 earths, where they again, unfortunately, divided, one — the 

 larger body — turning tow\ards Killingholme, and the other 

 towards Foxhole Close. Believing the latter to be the 

 correct line, Smith had the body of the pack stopped, 

 with some difficulty, as it turned out. They then ran 

 past Foxholes nearly to Eoxton Wood, and there, with 

 the assistance of Mr. P. Skipworth, Smith stopped them, 

 as nearly every horse was done to a turn, and he had no 

 whippers-in with him. Hounds carried a most beautiful 

 head, and no one but Smith, Mr. P. Skipworth, and Mr. 

 Walker were witli tliem after leavino^ Chase Hill. 



