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going forward, so I clapped the hounds on and, 

 racing for six fields, killed him. While we were 

 breaking him up, up came Lord Fitzwilliam's 

 hounds, who had met at Loversall, and Roffey, the 

 huntsman, declared it was their fox we had killed. 

 Whatever it was, they were too late, as my hounds 

 had eaten him ! A stormy afternoon and no more 

 sport. Mixed pack, 17 couples ; wind, south-west. 



April 6th, 1877. — Met at Trueman's Lodge. 

 After drawing Hardwick Woods blank, found by 

 Crooksford, our old friend of the end of last season, 

 away by Lawn Covert, over the bridge to his right, 

 nearly to the decoy. Over the brook and up the 

 hill away between Bevercotes Park and Nicker 

 Bush to the road at the bottom of the hill, whence 

 he bore to his right to Wellow Park. Forty 

 minutes up to here. Stuck to him in Wellow 

 Park and killed him. Then found a second fox 

 in Gamston Wood, and ran him round by Stoke- 

 ham, to ground in view at Headon Brickyard. A 

 good hour and twelve minutes. Dogs, 17-0 couples. 



April 12th, 1877. — Met at Chequer House the 

 last day of the season. Jack Morgan, who has 

 been huntsman for sixteen years, was presented by 

 Lord Scarbrough, on behalf of the subscribers, with 

 a purse containing £600 and a gold watch and 

 chain, as I am going to hunt the hounds entirely 

 myself next season, he continuing on as kennel 

 huntsman. A very large field out. Killed a fox 

 at once in Apley Head Wood ; drew Patmore and 



