VISCOUNT GALWAY'S HOUNDS. 97 



SEASON OF 1896-1897. 



November 24th, 1896. — Met at Stainton. 

 Found in the wood, and ran for Wilsick, then to 

 his right, leaving Tickhill on his left, to Wongs 

 Farm, to his left, straight across the carr to within 

 three fields of the Ruins, to his right to White- 

 water, to his right again straight to Tickhill 

 Castle. Here we were halloed to a fresh fox, and 

 ran for Wilsick, twisted all along the edge of Cock- 

 hill, leaving Braithwell on his left, on for Four- 

 doles, round to Greenland. Here a brace of foxes, 

 and although I rode after the beaten fox once, 

 eventually I had to give him up below Hooton. A 

 very hard day, as we were running for three hours 

 and fifty minutes, and never in a covert of more 

 than four acres. Bitches, aoj couples. 



November 25th, 1896. — Mr. Frank Raynes' 

 funeral at Bawtry, aged 96J, after one day's ill- 

 ness. A fine old sportsman, who hunted till he 

 was 89, and skated three hours every morning for 

 a week when he was 85 ! 



December 3rd, 1896. — Met at Blaxton. Came 

 by train from London. Found in Blaxton Willows, 

 away for Auwkley, over the Torne, to Gate Wood, 

 round by Lindholme, and ran into him near Blax- 



