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about Bab worth for an hour and was beat, but I 

 heard afterwards the fox went into Retford Town. 

 Found a brace in Walker's Plantation, ran by 

 Eaton Broke, Twyford Bridge, Lawn Covert, back 

 by Elkesley House, up to Apley High Wood. Ran 

 on down to Normanton Bridge across the open up 

 to Hardwick Wood to CuUoden, back down over 

 the railway by Chequer House, left Morton Hall 

 on his left and killed him in the open near Chequer 

 House. A right good hunt of three hours, ten 

 minutes, kiUing at five o'clock. Bitches, 15J 

 couples ; wind, south-west. 



February i8th, 1879. — Met at Rossington Vil- 

 lage. Found and away at once from Park Wood. 

 Straight up by Wilsick to Cockhill Holt and up to 

 Edhngton and Wadworth Woods, where we were 

 running with three or four foxes for some time, 

 but away at last and, running up by Crook Hill, 

 the hounds then raced away, having Denaby Wood 

 on his right to ground in the quarry pit by the 

 ironworks. Fine run and every hound up. Dogs, 

 16J couples ; wind, north-east. 



March 21st, 1879. — Met at Grove. Found in 

 Treswell Wood, ran a ring round by Headon 

 Clump, then away by Treswell Village to Rampton, 

 on to Cottam, here a check as the fox was headed, 

 and then wrong information was given, but hit him 

 off again and ran through Darleys Willows by 

 Laneham Thorns, Stokeham, on to Rampton Field, 

 to his left, and pulled him down in the open by 



