ii8 SPORT WITH 



Found in Mattersey, and ran round by Stone Hill, 



through Scaftworth Hills, away over the river by 



Newington to King's Wood end, then hunted him 



away across Partridge Hill Farm to Finningley 



Wood. Here we got up to him, and ran very hard 



by Brancroft nearly to Misson, to his right, and 



ran into him near Austerfield Village. A good 



hunting hour and fifty minutes. Dogs, 17J couples. 



February 22nd, 1901. — Met at Drakeholes 



Found an outlying fox by the canal, ran about, 



and lost at Pusto Hill, to ground. After drawing 



Wiseton blank, found in Gringley Gorse, away for 



Walkeringham, but he was headed, so round to 



Clayworth Wood, on to Wiseton, over the river, 



by Linghurst. Here a check, but I hit him off by 



Smith's Willows, and ran on to BoUam Hills, then 



on to Belmoor, for Sutton, and to Danes Hill, 



round back over the river, and stopped the hounds 



beyond Tilne. A good day. Bitches, 18 couples ; 



wind, north-west. 



February 26th, 1901. — Met at Lindrick Com- 

 mon. (I saw half the second company of the Sher- 

 wood Rangers for South Africa off by train from 

 Retford before hunting.) Found in Anston Stones, 

 ran very fast by Windmill Plantation, Brands 

 Wood to Owday Wood, on to Carlton, Linger, 

 Dyce Carrs, round to Wallingwells, then away to 

 ground in Oldcotes Quarry. Then later found in 

 Owday Wood, ran to Wigthorpe, where we ought 

 to have killed, but he was let slip away, and hunted 



