VISCOUNT GALWAY'S HOUNDS. 17 



SEASON OF 1878-1879. 



This year a great disaster for the pack, as on 

 June 4th I came down from London and had to 

 order all the bitch entry (8-| couples) to be 

 destroyed at once, as two showed clear symptoms 

 of rabies. It was a terrible order to have to give, 

 but it was the only way to make quite sure of 

 saving the whole of the pack and avoiding any 

 further anxiety. 



November 4th, 1878. — Met at Serlby. First 

 day of the season. The fox went to ground in ten 

 minutes in the Laurels, then found in Hodgkin- 

 son's Holt, ran very fast nearly to Ranskill, all 

 over the open by Ranby Hall, by Green Mile to 

 Ranby House. This was only forty minutes ! 

 Then on up Chequer Station to Little Whin Covert, 

 a couple of turns away, and killed him in the open. 

 One hour, twenty minutes. Lost our second fox 

 from Blythe Law Hills by Hodsock. Then found in 

 Forest Plantation, round by Wigthorpe to Gate- 

 ford, back by Carlton Hills, and gave up at 

 Scofton. One hour, twenty minutes. Bitches, 

 22J couples ; wind, north-west. 



February 17th, 1879. — Met at Barnby Moor. 

 Found in Barnby High Wood and ran fast all 



