VISCOUNT GALWAY'S HOUNDS. 19 



East Drayton. A capital hunt of one hour, fifty 

 minutes. After drawing East Markham blank, 

 found in Gamston Wood, and hounds having got 

 only a bad start, ran down to Stokeham and lost. 

 Dogs, 19 couples ; wind, north-east. 



May 1st, 1879. — The hounds met at Trueman's 

 Lodge. A very large field out : three M.F.H.'s 

 and several huntsmen. After drawing in the 

 Manor Hills for some time, at last found, ran across 

 nearly to Rough Brake, to his right by Wood 

 Barn, across the park by the abbey, back into the 

 Manor Hill's, and hunting our fox on through Slos- 

 wick Springs, got up to him at the end of Bismarck 

 and killed him by the park-side. Hurray for my 

 first and only May fox ! Did no more good, as 

 the ground was very dry. Dogs, 16J couples. 



During this season the hounds killed 384 brace 

 of foxes, besides running 35 brace to ground. 

 There was very severe weather in December and 

 January, the hounds being stopped from hunting 

 on thirty-eight advertised days. 



