66 SPORT WITH 



SEASON OF 1890-1891. 



November 27th, 1890. — There were quite 

 twelve inches of snow, so drove tandem in the 

 sleigh for three days. 



December 5th, 1890. — Met at Headon Clump. 

 Found in Beverley Springs and raced away to the 

 corner of Gamston Wood by Askhajn, to East 

 Markham. Here he was headed, but on to Darlton 

 and round it, leaving the village on his right, up 

 to the Springs. An A.i. gallop of forty minutes. 

 Here there were other foxes, but eventually hunted 

 a fox away by East Markham and Stokeham, but 

 the scent had quite changed after this, and though 

 I got up to other foxes in Tresswell Wood, I was 

 obliged eventually to stop the hounds from Gam- 

 ston Wood late. Bitches, 20 couples ; wind, north. 



February 4th, 1891. — Met at Serlby after the 

 Retford Ball. Large field out. Found in the 

 Laurels and ran across to White Waters, raced 

 up to Martin Beck, to ground at Swinnow. Then 

 found in the Ruins, and killed what was no doubt 

 a tired fox in ten minutes, by Plumtree. Then 

 found in Mattersey Wood, ran over the river to 

 Scaft worth, away by Bawtry, and ran into him by 



