The New York herald., 1878-12-17
THE BELVOIR HUNT.
From Bells Life in London, Nov. so.l

from Bells Life in London, Nov. 30.l
Wet and fogay weather. however much it may con-
tribute to personal discomfort, has its counter
charms ia conducting to the sport which many
at the present time enjoying and former huntsman
OF the Belyor pack wont to comfort his followers
similar occasions by nculcating the precept that
.'you can't have too much wet for hunting" This
would seem borne out by the past weeks doings
through flood and field which have been seldom
celled and rarely eqnallcd. Commencing our budget
with Saturday Marston. the Thirteen Acres. nice
plantation of Sir John Thorolds demands hrst atten
tion. good fox is soon away by Bennington. who
is sent along at a smart pace to Arlington. where he
wheels round. and makes his way back and after al
fording six miles breather, finds substi-
tnte who manages to give them the slip. After chop
ping fox in the grounds ct Arlington Hall they went
to Debdale and led at good pace by Sedgebrook
nearly up to Barrowby Thorns, and the fox being
hard pressed laid down the railway. gaining
an advantage which enabled him retrsce his steps,
and, We believe, escape.
On Monday, after meeting at Pungar. they frst
called al Hardy Covert. where fox was quickly on
foot. but, as the day was bitterly cold and there
appeared to be no scent in cover and he most reuc
tant to leave it was decided to postpone operations
till another day. visit WIS paid to Hose Gorse
for the first time this season. ana brace of foxes
being reused. one of them went quickly away. with
the little pack close after him His first point was
sherbrook's Gorse. but instead of going into the
and straight into the Curates Gorse. The time was
about thirty tve minutes to this point. with only
one check. which was caused by Reynard trying to
chsa. the pack by turning short away from Sher-
brooks tiorse. He very determined to stick to
the Crrate's but soon found IT hot he could
main no longer, 50 OF he struck for Wilrnerpool.
whore they ran into him. Most of the Quurn field
appeared ut the Cnrates dorse and delighted 10
they had had the luck to have joined The Bclsoir
meet. as they had spent the greater part Of bad
day with the Quorn in Rowhoe Wood. A remark
| ALle instance of disregard to hunting w
given by the master OF the Quorn riding into the
Curate's Gorse while the Belvoir hounds were
running their fox. and requesting the huntsman to
withdraw the pack, that the Quorn might come in,
and threatening. unless this done, to write to
the Duke of Rutland. The huntsman of course,
pressed astonishment at unreasonable q demand,
and declined to do so, and his decision gave equal
probably the best days sport of the season-two
good runs. with triumphant finish, the meet being
at Leadenham. From small spinney in the park
fox was run very hard for thirty minutes. He first
pointed to Stubton but before reaching the Brant
turned and within few fields of Wallingore
Gorse then wheeled back below the villages of Lead
enham and Fulbeck, past Caythorpe Hail. and was
finally killed in the open Fulbcck hilltop. The
second innings commenced ut California Covert with
q fox which the hounds ran AZ though they all
over the heath country nearly to Dunsby Gorse where
they had long check through the fox making .
sudden turn to Pkingtons Plantation. Here they
got up him and straight back to the starting
point, and after deal of real hard work in that
strong cover which seems to be composed Of briars
and gorse, the hounds secured their wel-merited
ward after running this fine old dog fox for hour
and fifty minutes. Yesterday wednesday, it was
again foggy, though not dense the preceding
one. and an appeal to Melton spnney gave them .
preliminary scurry with fox who declined to travel
further than open drain at Thorpe Arnold. We
next had very good thirty minutes from Bren-
tingby, in the shape OF ring by Saxby and Thorpe
Arnold losing our fox by the bride road leading from
Watham to Melton Spinney. 1t was believed the fox
laid down in ditch and the pack got the line Of
traveller, which they ran for q few fields. when,
from information received Frank Gilisrd went back
to where the beaten fox had been seen staggering
about the ditch. but he had found hiding place
somewhere, which they failed to discover Scent had
been good in the morning, but cold rain afterward
prevented them doing anything with afternoon
from Waltham Thorns