46 Silk arid Scarlet, 



RIDE THE THIRD. 



"At twelve o'clock they did appear 

 At Thistleton Gap in Leicestershire.** 



I'VE been thinking of a deal of things about Mr. 

 Smith and Sir Harry since I see you. This is the 

 Grantham road ; we'll hardly have time to look in at 

 The Road to the Belvoir Kennels. That's Norman's 

 Beivoir, Cover ; they often find in these little 

 covers, just before us, and slap away for Freeby 

 Wood, and right over the country for Garthorpe; 

 sometimes Piper Hole way ; they do come over this 

 road with a tickler. That's old Squire Norman's 

 farm ; he was a great man in Mr. Goodyer's time. 

 Thorpe Arnold's on our right ; that's a new cover 

 they've been making ; they'll have many a go over 

 the Quorn country now ; that's their object. There's 

 John Bull, you just see the top of the cover ; there's a 

 strong brook at the bottom ; I've been in a few odd 

 times ; it's a tidy jump in some places. Scalford 

 Brook's on the other side of the hill ; there's been a 

 many in that. Near that left-hand clump is where the 

 Gorse was. Melton Spinney's to our left on the hill, 

 you can only see the trees. They're never done getting 

 good runs from it. That was a Melton Spinney fox 

 they run up the tree in Croxton Park ; he came 

 down like a cat, but they found him next week, same 

 place, and killed him. Will know'd him again by his 

 long white tag. That's part of Norman's cover ; they 

 used to call it the Broom Spinney ; you say you can't 

 write } we'll pull up at this guide-post. That's Lentils 

 on the left ; I remember it thirty years ago, no higher 

 nor that gate. That's Freeby Wood yonder, a very 

 favourite cover, and Waltham Thorns, the two best 

 covers about here. Stonesby Gorse, just beyond them, 

 they like quite as well. Garthorpe Sways will be to 



