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good in the afternoon at Eaton Breck and Mason's 

 Ash Holt. Bitches, 15 J couples ; wind, west. 



February 21st, 1888.— Met at Serlby Hall. 

 H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence staying there, we 

 were determined to hunt in spite of the snow, 

 which had stopped hunting since last week. 

 After drawing the Laurels blank, found in the 

 Ruins and ran merrily by Plumtree, Bawtry Holts, 

 Swinnow Wood, round it, back to Snipe Park, and 

 to ground in a hedge-row by Tickhill Spital. A 

 cheery twenty-eight minutes, and all much amused 

 at jumping the fences in the snow. Drew Martin 

 Beck and Hesley and Hunster blank ; very disap- 

 pointing. Dogs, 16 couples. 



March 12th, 1888. — Met at Gringley. A snowy 

 morning. Found in the Gorse and ran very 

 merrily over the road to his right up to Drake- 

 holes, then down into the low ground below Ever- 

 ton, and on to Scaftworth, through the hills and 

 Low Covert, and over the river away to Mattersey 

 Wood; through the corner of this, on for Ranskill. 

 Then to his left by Dane HiU Farm, up to High 

 Field. A good run of an hour and ten minutes. 

 Here a heavy snowstorm came on, and we could 

 never make out what became of him. Drew Bel- 

 more Wood and Smith's Willows, then gave up and 

 came home. Dogs, 17 couples. 



March i6th, 1888.— Met at Grove. Found in 

 Caddow Gorse, ran up to Grove, then away by 

 Welham and Clarborough to Hayton Castle, but 



