VISCOUNT GALWAY'S HOUNDS. 13 



SEASON OF 1877-78. 



A very late harvest, and the hounds only began 

 cub-hunting on September 3rd. I am hunting the 

 hounds regularly myself this season. 



November 2nd, 1877. — Met at Gringley. Ran 

 a fast thirty minutes down from Gringley Gorse, 

 over the canal, down into the low ground, and lost 

 him near Oatlands Farm. Then found in Walker- 

 ingham, and away to the low ground round to his 

 left fast up to Gringley, then away round by 

 Beckingham to Walkeringham, and ran into him 

 in the open near Stockwith. One hour, forty 

 minutes. Dogs, 20 couples ; wind, west. 



November 8th, 1877. — Met at Dinnington. A 

 lot of foot people out. Found in the low gorse 

 and ran across by Laughton Village to Hooton 

 Cliff, where I think he got to ground. Thurcroft 

 and Brampton Gorse blank. Then found on Din- 

 nington Common, and ran very fast towards 

 Anston Tips, to his right up the brook-side nearly 

 to Brampton Gorse, to his right again, over the 

 brook, leaving Laughton and St. John's on his left, 

 Throapham Farm on his right, to Dole Wood, the 

 corner of King's Wood, and running from scent to 

 view by Stubbins Wood, killed him in a field near 



