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ran about to ground, bolted him, and killed him 

 in five minutes. Bitches, 19I couples ; wind, 

 south-west. 



February 22nd, 1878. — Hounds met at Grove. 

 Ran our first fox round by Grove to ground, 

 bolted him, and on to Little Gringley to ground. 

 Then found in Caddow Gorse, round on to Treswell 

 Wood, over Rampton Field to Laneham, then away 

 nearly to Dunham, to his right by Ragnal on to 

 Fledboro' up to Babbington Springs, away on to 

 Tuxford to his right by East Markham, Drayton 

 Mill, and I was obUged to stop the hounds going 

 into Treswell Wood at 5.25. Dogs, 17 couples ; 

 wind, west. I went up to London afterwards to 

 vote in the House of Commons on Household 

 Suffrage. 



March ist, 1878.— Met at Rampton Field. 

 Found in the Willows by the railway and ran very 

 fast over a stiff fine nearly to Laneham Village, to 

 his right, for Stokeham, to his right by Ramp- 

 ton Hall to South Leverton Village. A good thirty 

 minutes. A check and bother but hunted away, 

 and hounds pulled him dawn in one of the large 

 meadows below Cottam. -^^ne. hour, fourteen 

 minutes. The Thorns blank. Found in Treswell 

 Wood and hunted him away to East Markham, but 

 the weather had changed — he ran us out of scent. 

 Dogs, 18 couples ; wind, south-west. 



March 19th, 1878. — Met at Stainton. Found 

 in Stainton Wood, ran to Maltby Wood, away to 



