1G2 Hunting Countries of England. 



Appleby and Snarestoue there is also an osier-bed — 

 the old Suarestone Gorse having been done away 

 with. From Appleby Gorse took place what is said 

 to have been the best run of Col. Thomson^s reign 

 over the Atherstone. The gorse had been lately cut 

 down, thistles constituted the only cover, and the 

 earth was open. The Master ran his hounds through 

 one side, while a terrier was put into the earth at the 

 other. A fox was bolted, and they chased him an 

 eleven mile point (fast all the way). He crossed the 

 river Thame near Elford, then turned back about 

 three miles beyond. Hounds caught a view of him 

 as he swam the river again, overtook him as he 

 reached a willow-bed in mid-stream, and there pulled 

 him down. 



Above Appleby we come to Willesley, near Ashby 

 de la Zouch and the extreme north — the coverts, as in 

 many other parts, being limited to small plantations. 

 But more westward are the two big and useful woods 

 known as Scale Wood and Grange Wood. Lulling- 

 ton comes next as a meet. And near here is a gorse, 

 which (planted by a former Master of the Atherstone 

 on neutral, or rather, unclaimed ground) is still unde- 

 fined as belonging to either Atherstone or Meynell — 

 a reference to Boodle^s having met with no decided 

 award. Seckington Tumulus is generally fixed for 

 Thorpe, where are some good coverts and gorse. At 

 Ammington, too, is a gorse and some spinnies — 

 Shuttington Bridge being a favourite meet : and 

 Grendon another, more to the south. 



The Saturday, or Birmingham country, is the 

 south-west portion — and lies below the Watling 



