48 THE BROCKLESBY HOUNDS. [I82i 



Swallow End, aud went away over Rush Hill and through 

 Irby A^llage to Irby Holme, running straight through 

 this as if for BeelsJDy Covert, and then left-handed over 

 Welbeck Hill to Laceby ; a most excellent run so far. 

 But now the sun came out, and hounds were reduced to 

 slower hunting, and, the fox having been headed at the 

 village, they came to a check for a minute or two. Then 

 Boaster hit it off in capital style, and led the way over a 

 twisting course towards Irby Holme, and round right- 

 handed to Laceby again, — all beautiful hunting over foiled 

 ground. At Cropper's Plantation the pack got a view of 

 the fugitive, but he escaped by threading the gardens in 

 the village, and with a substantial lead headed for Irby 

 Holme. Then he turned left-handed over the brook 

 towards Bradley Wood, and right-handed again through 

 the Southwells, hounds running from scent to view, and 

 killing him just short of Welbeck Hill. The last part 

 from Laceby was at best pace. 



There was also a good run from Beelsby Covert on 

 December 3rd, and the pace was so severe that Mr. 

 Philip Skipworth's horse dropped down dead. It was 

 quite dark when hounds were stopped, but the huntsman 

 was confident of killing his fox, and persevered to the 

 last. Hounds had run by Barnoldby, and with Hatcliffe 

 on the left to Gunnerby, thence through Ravendale to 

 Brigsley, back to Beelsby Covert, and away again over 

 Barnoldby nearly to Bradley Wood. Left-handed next 

 past Irby Holme towards Bowlands, right-handed to Irby 

 Dales, and left-handed back over foiled ground with 

 Beelsby village on the right towards Hatcliffe, near which 

 village they were stopped. It was a very twisting run, 

 but a very good one. 



On December 19th a fox took shelter in the ivy on 

 the ruined walls of Thornton College, from which place a 

 whipper-in evicted him ; and on January 7th hounds 

 scored another good run of two. hours thirty minutes. 

 Hounds found in the Weelsby Plantations, and went away 

 first nearly to Hoi ton Cross, and then left-handed to 



