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hounds, went over Smith's Willows Bridge, as the 

 river was very full, and we found the hounds 

 checked at Mattersey Village. They hunted their 

 fox over the Idle again up to Pusto Hill, where we 

 gave up at dark, and no doubt the fox had got to 

 ground. Bitches, 20 couples ; wind, north-east. 



November 22nd, 1886. — The hounds met at 

 Sutton Cross Roads. After drawing Tilne blank, 

 found in Smith's Willows. The hounds raced away 

 over the river by Blako Hill, left Mattersey Wood 

 on his right, over the railway to Scrooby, and by 

 Neal's Gorse. Ran him eventual^ between 

 Scrooby and Bawtry, by Gibbet Hill, to ground. 

 Then drew the Ruins and the Toad Holes blank, 

 but could do no good with a fox late in the 

 stormy weather from Brachern Hill. Bitches, 21 

 couples ; wind, south-west. 



January 27th, 1887. — The hounds met at Lin- 

 drick Common. Found, after drawing the Stones 

 blank, in Heads, and ran below Laughton Village 

 to Thurcroft and lost. Trotted on to Grange 

 Wood and, finding, ran up to Norwood by Hooton 

 Levett on to New Hall, then to the edge of 

 Wickersley Wood, round to Bramley very fast. 

 A check here, but hunted on through Silver Wood, 

 to ground by Ravenfield. All my field got left, so 

 was by myself nearly the whole way. Found 

 again in Brampton Gorse, and running round by 

 Morthen, ran some rings round there, stopping 

 eventually at Slack's Gorse. Bitches, 19I couples. 



