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right, and then away for East Markham to ground 

 in a heap of soil dug out by a pond side, where we 

 soon got him out and killed him. Two hours, 

 thirty-six minutes. A ten-mile point and, roughly 

 taken, as twenty-three miles as the hounds run ; 

 17I couples of bitches. 



March 13th, 1874. — The hounds met at Grove. 

 After drawing Castle Hill Wood blank, found in 

 Treswell Wood away nearly to Rampton, then to 

 his left to South Leverton and back to Treswell 

 Wood — a racing twenty-four minutes. Through it 

 away by Ladywood, Mill Hill Clump, as if for East 

 Markham, but turned to his right up to Gamston 

 Wood. After several turns here and fresh foxes, 

 we went away with our fox over the railway 

 straight nearly to Tuxford, bore to his right, and 

 by the Mausoleum up to Bevercotes Park. Here 

 he jumped up in view and, racing round the wood, 

 killed him just outside opposite Nicker Bush. 

 Altogether two hours, forty-five minutes, from first 

 finding at Treswell Wood. 



My father was an enthusiastic sportsman. He 

 hunted the Rufford Hounds himself three days a 

 week for two seasons — 1836-1838, and as he was 

 living at Serlby, and the nearest meet was fourteen 

 miles, he had very long distances to go. He had 

 a wonderful bay hack mare for some years, and in 

 one week, taken as an average one, he rode her 

 176 miles to and from hunting. Besides hunting 

 the Rufford, he used to hunt on the other days 



