58 THE BROCKLESBY HOUNDS. [1833 



to a holloa and running through the Weelsby Plantations 

 to Scartho, thence to Waltham, and right-handed to 

 Bradley Gears. Hounds ran straight through the covert, 

 but probably changed, going away by Mr. Gooseman's 

 barn and through Bradley Wood towards Laceby. Here 

 some one holloa'd, and the field got forward ; but hounds 

 hunted beautifully over ground foiled by some forty horses ; 

 and then the holloa proved to be to a fresh fox, whose 

 line led first towards Bradley, and then through Laceby 

 Cottagers' Plats, and over Laceby Bogs near the bridge, 

 to Great Coates ; most beautiful hunting, in which Major 

 greatly distinguished himself. With the village on the 

 right, hounds then hunted slowly over several fields of 

 wheat into the marshes, turned left-handed over Healing 

 Field, and, with the village on the left, ran to Aylesby. 

 Then came a turn to the right, with Biby Slingsmere and 

 Hunger Hills close on the left, to Ptoxton, the fox running 

 the rides to the far quarter, and Mr. B. Nicholson viewing 

 him away towards Habrough. " There's no person I would 

 sooner Ijelieve to know a run fox than Mr. B. Nicholson," 

 remarks the old huntsman, en imssaiit. Unfortunately 

 hounds got their heads up, scent seemed to change com- 

 pletely for the worst, and though they could just feel the 

 line to the Habrough road, hounds soon lost touch of their 

 fox. " And never did hounds deserve a fox more than 

 they did this." 



Hounds did not hunt on December 21st and 22nd on 

 account of the Lindsey election. " At the nomination 

 Mr. Pelham had the greatest show of hands ever known 

 at Lincoln, and in the poll he was 1810 ahead of Sir 

 William,* and 2715 ahead of Sir Robert Sheftield." 

 This Sir Robert Shefiield had a gun accident at Flix- 

 borough Stather, in 1838, blowing his hand off". He 

 had pulled both triggers, but one charge had not gone 

 off, and it exploded while ramming home another charge. 

 The first extra good thing in the new year (1834) came 

 off" on February 5th, from a meet at Aylesby mill, a very 



* Ingleby? 



