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fox to ground here. On with the other by Brecks 

 Wood and killed him in the North Road near 

 Scrooby. A capital forty-five minutes. Found 

 again in Mattersey Wood, ran to Blako Hill, but 

 scent changed, and were beaten. Bitches, 21J 

 couples ; wind, south-west. 



March 6th, 1886. — There were 31 degrees of 

 frost last night, and I have not seen the water on 

 the North Lake at Serlby since January 6th for 

 ice. 



March 15th, 1886. — Met at Grove. After 

 drawing Gamston Wood blank, found in Treswell 

 Wood, ran by Castle Hill, by the Kennels, round to 

 Eaton Wood ; a check in a snowstorm, hunted on, 

 got up to him in Headon School-house, and ran" 

 fast by Askham, East Markham, left East Drayton 

 on his left, and skirting Laneham, to ground in 

 Rampton Thorns. A very good hunting run 

 of two hours and forty minutes. A great many 

 snow-drifts still about. Bitches, 20 couples ; 

 wind, east. 



April 12th, 1886. — Hounds met at Barnby Moor. 

 Drew BoUam, Tilne blank. Found in Danes Hill 

 Gorse round by Sutton Station, Sutton Church, 

 down over the river by the Tilne Hold, over the 

 canal to Hayton Castle, and ran into him close to 

 Wheatley Village. A really good fifty-one minutes. 

 Then drew several coverts blank, as the earths 

 were all open. Bitches, 16J couples ; wind, north- 

 west. 



