48 SPORT WITH 



SEASON OF 1885-1886. 



November 23rd, 1885. — The hounds met at 

 Barnby Moor. Found in the Barnby High Wood, 

 ran a fast twenty-five minutes round by Babworth 

 and Walker's Plantation, and killed him in the 

 open. Then drew Tilne blank, found in Smith's 

 Willows, raced away by Wiseton, left Freeman's 

 Gorse just on his left to Wheatley Village. Twenty- 

 five minutes. Then hunted him on down to Stur- 

 ton Village, on for Leverton. Here we were re- 

 duced to slow hunting up the brook-side, but got 

 closer to him by Caddow Woods, and raced away 

 for Clarborough tunnel to Hayton by Wheatley 

 Wood, and they killed him just outside Clay worth 

 Wood. Two hours, twenty-five minutes — a fine 

 day's sport. Bitches, 23J couples ; wind, south- 

 west. 



November 30th, 1885. — Hounds met at Fin- 

 ningley Park. I went by early train to vote at 

 Hemsworth at the General Election, and back. 

 Drew Finningley blank. Found in the Gravel 

 Hills, and ran very fast by Lady Galway's Planta- 

 tion and over the drains to ground between Norwith 

 and Misson. Thirty-five minutes. Then found in 

 Swinnow Wood, and ran fast to Blyth Wood : one 



