THE HISTORY OF THE BEL VOIR HUNT 



ground. One fox, ' a cubb,' went away, which we did not 

 follow ; we then went to the Nightingale Gorse and the 

 Southerns, where we found a good [one], and after stopping 

 the hounds twice off of old foxes (one of which came direct 

 for you), we got settled to two or three cubs in Dembleby 

 Thorns, in which they ran hard for an hour, and killed one. 

 We have no cubs in Sapperton or Newton, but I hope there 

 will be some good old foxes get there before we commence 

 public hunting. 



" Ponton Park Wood, Boothby, Humby, Ingoldsby, Ropsley 

 Rise have had these usual guests, and we found in each a 

 good litter, and have taken a brace out of each, bar Boothby, 

 where we only killed one, after good work indeed for hounds. 

 Belvoir, as usual, has been surrounded with foxes, and we have 

 had there wonderful sport, and killed from them ten brace. 



" In Leadenham Hill plantations we found a good litter 

 last week and killed a brace ; Sparrow Gorse also we found 

 a famous litter in, and, after running in the gorse an hour 

 without one single fox making an attempt to move away, we 

 killed one ; on to Byard's Leap, where we found nothing but 

 old foxes, which we stopped the hounds from. In Ancaster 

 Gorse the next day we found, I think, two litters, and, after 

 running in the covert for an hour, we went away with a brace 

 to the quarrys, where the hounds divided, one racing back 

 and into a cub near . . . ^ the other ringing round Welby 

 Hazles, and back for the gorse, where the other hounds, un- 

 fortunately, in coming to the cry, met the fox, and killed him. 

 There are, however, an abundance of foxes here — the best 

 show I have seen for years. I have now cub-hunted all this 

 side that requires it : unless you have anything at Aswarby 

 you would like disturbing before I return home to Belvoir, 

 where we have lots of work wants doing. On Saturday I 

 have fixed to be at Humby Wood at 9.30, and shall take the 

 hounds home afterwards. I shall still have a pack here for 

 Monday, which I will leave open till I hear from you. If you 

 have any cubs you would like to have disturbed, I will be 

 with you any hour you please to fix on Monday. 

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