VISCOUNT GALWAY'S HOUNDS. loi 



SEASON OF 1897-1898. 



November 9th, 1897. — Met at Sutton Cross 

 Roads. Came down from London. Found in Bel- 

 moor Wood, away for the railway crossing, headed 

 and back by Linghurst, to ground by Wildgoose 

 cottage. Found in Smith's Willows, ran round by 

 Wiseton, to ground by the canal bridge. After 

 drawing Tilne and Bollam blank, found in Danes 

 Hill, and ran very hard to Mattersey Wood, on to 

 Scaft worth Low Covert. A fresh fox here, but we 

 stuck to our beaten fox, and after running about, 

 killed him. A capital finish. I went back to Lon- 

 don from Retford. Bitches, 20J couples. 



November 22nd, 1897. — Met at Scaftworth. I 

 left Paris the previous afternoon. Drew Scaft- 

 worth blank. Found three foxes in Mattersey 

 Wood, and ran very merrily to Linghurst, on to 

 below Wildgoose cottage, round to his left to 

 Mattersey Village, where he beat us ; heard after- 

 wards he was laid in a garden. Found in Danes 

 Hill, and raced up to Mattersey Wood, on to Scaft- 

 worth, away by Everton to his right, to the river 



