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where I gave the hounds their first fox. Found in 

 Treswell Wood ; I away with half the hounds up 

 the brook-side to Drayton, and lost beyond East 

 Markham. Then found four foxes in Gamston 

 Wood, and I went away after a tired fox with only 

 six couples, by Askham and Upton, down to Stoke- 

 ham, and stopped, getting all the other hounds on 

 my way home. A hard day, and unlucky the 

 hounds dividing. Dogs, 17J couples ; wind, south- 

 west. 



February 12th, 1892. — Met at Bole. Found in 

 the Wheatley Wood Den. Ran fast to Hay ton 

 Village, then hunted on for Mormon Wood, to his 

 left across Bole Field, and he beat us in Wheatley 

 Wood, no doubt to ground. Found in Gringley 

 Gorse and lost the fox at Beckingham Village. 

 Then found late at Walkeringham and raced by 

 Gamston's Farm by Gringley, over the grass, to 

 his left to Clayworth Wood, and ran into him 

 beyond Wheatley Wood. An A.i. thirty-two 

 minutes. I out again with plastered ribs from 

 fall on the 6th. Dogs, 17 couples. 



March 22nd, 1892. — Met at Letwell Village. 

 After drawing Brampton Gorse and Spring Wood 

 blank, found in Nicker Wood, ran one to ground, 

 and then with another had a nice ring round Mor- 

 then and back and lost. Found in King's Wood, 

 ran round by Lingodell. Then away up the valley 

 nearly to Brampton Village to his left, leaving 

 Brampton Gorse on his left, on for Dinnington, 



