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Mattersey Wood, over the Scaftworth Hills, then 

 back over the river, by Stone Hill, and stopped 

 the hounds near Ranskill at dark. A hard good 

 day's sport. Dogs, 18J couples. 



January 13th, 1898. — Hounds met at Barnby 

 Moor, before the Retford ball. Found in Barnby 

 cover and ran up to Torworth, round over the 

 fields, back for Ranby Hall. A long check, and did 

 not get up to him at Danes Hill. Mattersey Wood 

 blank. Found in Breckswood. Ran round by 

 Bishop Field to the Laurels, across to the Ruins, 

 to Swinnow Wood, Martin Beck, Hesley, away by 

 Wellingley nearly to Wadworth. Then he turned 

 to his left at the large farm by the road, and all 

 over the open by Tickhill Quarry, straight to Wool- 

 thwaite, and on into Rough Park, where I stopped 

 the hounds at dusk from going into Maltby Wood. 

 A fine run. Dogs, igj couples. 



February 15th, 1898. — Met at Tickhill Spital. 

 Found in the Ruins and ran round by Bawtry Hall, 

 Swinnow Wood, Tickhill Spital, to ground by 

 Styrrup. A merry forty minutes. Then drew 

 White Water, Blyth Wood, Laurels blank. A fox 

 to ground at once in Neale's Gorse. Found in 

 Breckswood and ran by Ranskill on for Barnby 

 Moor, then round back by Scrooby station, across 

 to Scaftworth, where we saw a beaten fox, and we 

 ran down to opposite Newington, where we had to 

 stop at dusk, with two foxes before the hounds. 

 Dogs, 17J couples. 



