268 THE NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOUNDS. 



College Fields, and beat us. Drew the Drunible blank, also part of P)ellaport. 

 Found in iJorrin<jjton Wood, Had a very nice gallop down to the North Staflbrd- 

 shire Railwaj', back to the Canridden. Another brace of foxes before the 

 hounds. They soon divided. Got most of them away, and ran into Harrow's 

 AVood, where more fresh foxes were soon on the move. After taking a turn round 

 in the covert, they ran nicely through the Mill Hay to Finson's Hay Gorse, and 

 stopped hounds going away towards Checkley Wood. His Grace hunted them." 



After January 21st, 1901, the hounds were kept in the 

 kennels for a fortnight, in consequence of the Queen's 

 death, and then frost and snow stopped hunting for 

 another week. Hounds were not out again until Saturday, 

 February 9th, and that was in the snow for exercise, in 

 Swynnerton old Park. 



''^February llth, 1901. Wybuubury. — Found on the Moss. After taking a turn 

 round and being headed at every point, he got away unseen, and four couple of 

 hounds, although his Grace got the remainder on the line of the others after they 

 had been gone some time; could not do much. Went back and drew the other 

 coverts blank, also the Clift'e coverts. Found in Blakenhall Moss, Had a nice 

 hunt to Checkley Wood and Finson's Hay. Beat us near the Greaves Farm, 

 Found at Finson's Hay. Beat us near Harrow's Wood. Found again in Finson's 

 Hay. Beat us near Three Brooks. Found in the Canridden. Had a very fast 

 and good gallop through Mill Hay, to Finson's Hay Drumble, to Checkley, 

 leaving the woods on the left ; went to Wrinehills, and stopped hounds near the 

 London and North-Western line. Bower end of Wrinehills. This was the first 

 nice hunting day .since our gracious Queen died. Although there was not a good 

 scent in the early part of the day, it was a nice holding scent ; hounds could run 

 nicely. The fox from Wj'bunbury slipped away, also four couples of hounds, 

 unseen. The gallop from the Canridden late in the day was very good. 



"February 27th, 1901. SherratCs PFoocZ,— Drew Brindley's Wood blank. 

 Found in Birchwood Park. Had a nice gallop, and beat us near Chartley Park. 

 Found again in Birchwood Park. Beat us in Chartley Gorse. Found in Sherratt's 

 Wood. Had a good gallop through Fradswell Heath to Whiteley Brook, Garshall 

 Green, the Piookery Wood, Hilderstone ; then along the valley nearly to Milwich, 

 and ran him to ground at Day Hills. A nice day and a very good day's sport. 

 Found plenty of foxes. The run from Sherratt's Wood was a good one, and over 

 a rough country ; the going very heavy. 



" March iih. Woo7'e. — Drew the Canridden and College Fields blank. Found 

 three foxes in Buerton Gorse. Had a very nice gallop by Hankin's Hay to 

 Harrow's Wood, and stopped the hounds owing to them getting divided near 

 College Fields. Drew Buerton Gorse a second time, but did not find. Found in 

 Bellaport. Had a capital gallop by Bearston Mill to Willoughbridge, Cow 

 Leasows, back to Willoughbridge ; then by Park House to Maer Hills, Berth Hill, 

 Hatton Gorse to Chorlton, and beat us at Mr. Turner's, the Roe Farm. A very 

 good run. This was a good day's sport. The run from Bellaport was very fast 

 up to Maer, and an unusual line. Our first horses were done up when we 

 changed. 



^' March 25th. Norton-in-Hahs. — Drew all the Betton coverts, Golling's 

 Rough, and Adderlcy Gorse blank. Found in Buerton Gorse. Had a very nice 



