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by Stone Hill, and all up the river-side opposite 

 Bawtry, and gave up opposite Misson. Dogs, 177} 

 couples ; wind, south-west. 



November 25th, 1897. — The hounds met at 

 Aston. Found in Nicker Wood and ran by Kiveton 

 Park to Smarston Hills, where no doubt he got to 

 ground, as I did not get up to him either at Anston 

 Stones or Divydale. Then ran a fox from Swin- 

 ston Hill to ground in Anston Stones. Then found 

 in Heads, and ran to Langold Holt and on to 

 Linger Wood, where the hounds divided. I went 

 on with my lot by Gateford, Carlton Hills, away 

 for Scofton, back to the Hills down on to the 

 Hundred Acres, Hodsock Spinnies, Carlton, and 

 stopped the hounds, going for Oldcotes. Sam 

 stopped his lot at Blythlaw Hill, going for Ranby. 

 Dogs, 17I couples. 



December 20th, 1897. — The hounds met at 

 Scaft worth. Ran a fox from the low covert a ring 

 round by Pusto Hill and Everton, and back to 

 ground. Found in Mattersey Wood and ran nearly 

 to Danes Hill, turned short to his left, thereby 

 slipping most of the field, away by Mattersey Vil- 

 lage, over the river by Stone Hill, straight through 

 Scaftworth Hills and down to Misson. Here he 

 turned to his left up the river bank opposite New- 

 ington and Bawtry, into Scaftworth low cover, 

 where no doubt he got to ground, although I could 

 not mark him. A very good hour and ten minutes. 

 Then found in Danes Hill Gorse and ran hard by 



