64 1885. 



February 7th. — 



A finer day and some sunshine welcomed us 

 at Clifton Wood. This large wood, however, 

 was drawn blank. We found in a small cover 

 under Beerhackett and ran towards Thornford, 

 over the hills to Knighton, and back again to the 

 hill-top of Thornford Firs, and towards Hone}^- 

 combe, here losing the line; but a cast towards 

 Leweston recovered it, and from there we raced 

 to the Rooker}^ back to and along Honeycombe, 

 and were running into our fox when a pelting 

 storm came down and saved his brush. We 

 found again in Honeycombe, and ran the length 

 of it and back again, but could not account for 

 him ; for though the day was better and brighter 

 than many we have had latel}^ the scent was no 

 better than it should be. 



February 9th. — 



We met at Haydon Lodge, and, leaving the 

 Park in order not to disturb the rabbits which 

 Mr. Digby proposed shooting next day, we soon 

 found ourselves at Hanover, but we found 

 nothing else till we got to Plumley, whence a 



