19G THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOUNDS. 



either in tlie huntsman's diary or elsewhere. The following 

 are extracted, as usual, from Dickins's diary : — 



"November 13th, 1893. Madeley Village. — Drew Wrinehill blank, but found 

 in Checkley Wood. Ran back through Wrinehill to Madeley, by Bomsey Wood 

 and on to Wrenches Wood at Bentley, and stopped hounds. Too much wire. 

 Drew Finson's Hay, but did not find. Went back to Checkley. Found again. 

 Ean a ring, but did little good. 



^^ January 12th, 1894. Fair Oal\ — Found in Bishop's Woods. Ean by 

 Chipnall to Peatswood and Pelwall, and lost. Found again in Old Springs, and 

 killed in three fields. Found another at Park Springs. Ran to ground in Burnt 

 Woods. Found again at Broughton. Ran a ring, to ground in a drain. Found 

 a fifth fox in Podmore Pool. Ran fast to Chatcull, and lost hira. 



" January loth. Woore. — Found in Canridden, and killed in covert. Got 

 away with another, and ran to Bellaport to ground. Found another in 

 Buerton Gorse. Ran to Audlem and Hankelow, on for Doddington, and lost. 

 Found again in College Fields Drumble. Ran by Audlem and Hankelow, over 

 the river to Hall-a-Coole, and away to Wrenbury Station, and stopped hounds 

 at dark. 



" February 2nd. Loggerheads. — Went through the Burnt Woods to Hales, 

 but did not find, but found a good fox in Chipnall Wood. Ran through Park 

 Springs into Burnt Woods, through and on to Broughton Birches, away past 

 the Rudge and Ashley village to Bromley. On by Podmore to Standon Rough, 

 over to Chorlton and Hatton Gorse, and lost him at Maer Hall. 



^' February 5th. Doddington. — Found in Chapel Wood. Ran a ring and 

 killed him. Found another at Birchall Moss. Ran a ring and killed. Found 

 another at Three Brooks. Ran to Broomlands and Hankelow, over the river 

 Weaver, past Broomhall and Hall-a-Coole nearly to Wrenbury, to the left, and 

 killed at Wharf Mill. Time, one hour and twenty minutes. 



"February 12th. Woore. — Found in Canridden, and ran to Doddington 

 and lost. Found another in Harrow's Wood. Ran to Canridden and killed. 

 Chopped one in Three Brooks, and one in College Field Drumble. Found another 

 at Buerton. Ran fast up wind to Adderley, round by Audlem and Buerton 

 village, and killed at Buerton Gorse. 



" March 7th. Great Bridgford Station. — Found in Cresswell Gorse. Ran 

 by Whitgreave and round to Shallowford Gorse and Cold Norton to Pirehill 

 and Aston, and on to Marston and killed by the river. Fifty-five minutes. Found 

 another at Marston Wood. Ran two rings by Salt and Sandon Bank, and lost 

 near the Great Northern Railway." 



The season ended on March 31st, rather earlier than 

 usual, owing to the ground being very dry and the 

 weather hot. 



Although the season was not remarkable for specially 

 good runs, eighty-three foxes were brought to book 

 (forty-six of them in the cubbing season), thirty-two were 

 run to ground, and the hounds were out altogether one 

 hundred and ten days, being only stopped twelve days 

 through frost. During this season the wire question 



