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the wooden bridge, to his right ; left Tilne just on 

 his right, over the Old Eau and over the grass, to 

 Retford town end. A capital thirty live minutes. 

 Then hunted him slowly back by Bellmoor to 

 Danes Hill and lost. Found again in Linghurst 

 and ran for Danes Hill round to Mattersey Wood, 

 a ring round by Mattersey Hill and Ranskill 

 Station, then over the river by Stone Hill, on by 

 Everton, and finally lost on the dry fallows below 

 Drakeholes. Two hours, twenty minutes. Bitches 

 17 couples ; wind, south-east. 



February 21st, 1884. — ^Met at Whitwell. Found 

 in a field by Romley and ran by Southgate, the 

 edge of Nitiker Hill, across to Norwood, round it, 

 away to Cutbright, then on to the Thorpe Woods, 

 through them away by Lobb Wells, to Whitwell 

 Wood, round it, away to Scratta Wood, on by 

 Shireoaks, over the railways to Tranka Wood, on 

 to Gateford, and pulled him down. Three hours, 

 forty minutes. A capital hunting run. Bitches, 

 17 couples ; wind, south-west. 



March 7th, 1884.— Met at Darlton. A first- 

 rate thirty-seven minutes from the Springs, by 

 East Markham, then up the valley between 

 Headon and Upton to Eaton Wood. Holloaed 

 to another fox away by Eaton Village, round 

 by Grove to Treswell Wood ; then away fast, left 

 Rampton on his right, to the Thorns, on to Stoke- 

 ham, down to Laneham Village. Here two lines, 

 and he beat us. A capital day, only wanting a 



