VISCOUNT GALWAY'S HOUNDS. 127 



SEASON OF 1902-1903. 



December 12th, 1902. — Met at Grove. We got 

 a bad start with a fox from Gamston Wood, so 

 trotted off soon, and finding in Castle Hill Wood, 

 ran hard by the Plaster Pits down to Clarborough 

 Village, away over the low ground and canal to 

 Tilne ; then on over the river, and were run out 

 of scent near Sutton Village. Found a fresh fox in 

 Dane's Hill Gorse, and ran away to Mattersey 

 Thorpe on by Stone Hill for Scrooby, to his left, 

 and all along parallel with the railway nearly to 

 Torworth, to his left down to the river and all 

 alongside of it to Wildgoose Cottage, Mattersey 

 Village, the north end of Mattersey Wood, and I 

 reluctantly stopped the hounds at dusk by the 

 railway. A hard good day, only wanting a kill. 

 Bitches, 20 J couples ; wind, east. 



December 19th, 1902. — Met at Darlton. Drew 

 the Springs and East Markham blank. Found in 

 Treswell Wood, round it, then away, leaving the 

 Cadows on his left, over the tunnel to Sturton 

 High House. Then we ran merrily down over the 

 brook to Bole Field, on for Saundby Park, but he 

 was headed, and turning to his right back to the 

 railway opposite Cadow, then to his right to Mor- 

 mon Wood. There he was viewed away, and racing 



