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scent having been defective, but lately they 

 have been highly favoured. On Saturday, 

 Jan. 10, 1863, they met at Blithbury, and 

 found a dodging fox, when after ringing about 

 upwards of an hour, the hounds were stopped. 

 Found a good fox in Spencer's plantation ; 

 away across the meadows to the right of 

 Blithfield Rectory, and across the Rugeley 

 road for Mr. NichoU's pit ; turned to the left 

 by Stephen's Hill, across the Rugeley road 

 again, through Blitheford to Yate ; turned to 

 the left, through the Warren coverts, and 

 across the warren for Bagot woods ; skirted 

 them on the left through Lord's Coppice, to 

 the right, to Mr. Charles, of the Moor, then 

 to the left to Hart's Coppice, to Daisy Bank, 

 turned to the right to Field House Coppice, 

 and on to Bacon Bank ; when it became too 

 dark to persevere, and the hounds were 

 stopped. 



According to custom, the first week in 

 every month the hounds go to Keddleston 

 Inn, where there are temporary kennels, and 

 on this occasion they had three days of extra- 

 ordinary sport. On the Tuesday they met at 

 the kennels, and a good fox going quickly 

 away from the Vicar's Wood, the hounds 



