VISCOUNT GALWAY'S HOUNDS. 25 



SEASON OF 1881-1882. 



November 7th, 1881. — Met at Osberton. 

 Found in Chequer Bottoms, raced by Whin Hills, 

 and killed him by Thievesdale Lodge. Then found 

 in Scofton Wood, and ran very merrily by the 

 Hundred Acres across to Carlton Hills, on to the 

 corner of Owday Wood, away nearly to Gilding- 

 wells, on by Dewydale Corner, up to Anston 

 Stones. The fox laid down dead beat at the edge 

 of the covert, and the hounds ran into him. A 

 very good fifty-eight minutes. Then found in 

 WaUingwells Wood and ran round by Langold, 

 Pond Head, Firbeck, and at last to ground by 

 Letwell. Bitches, 24 couples ; wind, west. 



November 14th, 1881. — Met at Barnby Moor. 

 Found in High Wood, and ran down to the rail- 

 way, but was headed back to Ranby, all over the 

 Torworth Fields, and killed him by Torworth ; 

 twenty-five minutes. Then found in Smith's Wil- 

 lows, and raced away by Clayworth and then to 

 Gringley ; he turned to his left and killed him 

 below Wiseton in thirty-five minutes. The first 

 fence we had to jump was the Old Eau. Only five 

 of us got over — others in. Found later in Matter- 

 sey Wood, but storms came on, and after a short 



