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any hounds had got in, but enquiries being made 

 for one missing, Winsom was dug out alive on 

 Monday evening, February 3rd. After drawing 

 Laneham blank, found on Rampton Field, ran 

 down to Cottam, then to his right, away to Lane- 

 ham Village, all up the brook to Darlton, then on 

 by East Markham, and stopped the hounds 

 going into Gamston Wood at dusk. A very 

 good hour and twenty-five minutes. Bitches, 19J 

 couples. 



February 4th, 1896. — Met at Gringley. After 

 drawing the gorse blank, found in the fields above 

 the canal bank, three hounds killed one fox, while 

 we went on with the other over the canal and along 

 the low ground to the far end of Scaftworth Hills, 

 then back to Everton Village, and losing him, gave 

 the hounds their first fox. Then found in the new 

 gorse at Wiseton, ran to Gringley, on and killed 

 him in Walkeringham Village. The Thorns blank. 

 Bitches, 21 couples. 



February 20th, 1896. — The hounds met at 

 Aston Hall. After drawing Spring Wood blank, 

 hunted a fox away from Turnshaw Quarry with a 

 bad start nearly to Canklow and gave up. Then 

 found in Brampton Gorse and ran fast for Spring 

 Wood, to his right to Ulley Gorse and on to 

 Wickersley, where half the hounds ran a fox to 

 ground. We went on with the other by Slack's 

 Gorse and by Thurcroft, Laughton, King's Wood, 

 Norwood, Hooton Levett, away for Newhall, but 



