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him the hounds and started off for home before any 

 Hunt servants came up. Bitches, 21J couples. 



November 13th, 1905. — Met at Sutton Cross 

 Roads. After drawing Belmore and the Broom 

 blank, found in Tilne, ran to Smith's Willows, 

 headed back over the river to Belmore, and lost. 

 Then found in Smith's Willows, and ran hard to 

 Linghurst, away to Sutton Village, the Cross Roads, 

 on nearly to Retford House, to his left, over the 

 river by the Butts, away to Bollam Broom, on to 

 Smith's Willows, and to ground in Wiseton Bank. 

 A very good hunt. Dogs, 19 couples. 



December 8th, 1905. — Met at Grove. Found 

 in Castle Hill, and hunted a fox with a bad start 

 through the Caddows over the Clarborough tunnel, 

 and lost going for Clarborough. Then found in 

 Treswell Wood, and raced away for Upton, to his 

 left down to Laneham Thorns ; twenty minutes. 

 Stopped here a bit, then ran very fast twenty-three 

 minutes up to Babbington Springs. After some 

 little time in the covert — drove him out for Tux- 

 ford, and ran him to ground under the road by 

 the railway bridge. Pushed him out with a stick 

 and killed him, making a good run of it. Alto- 

 gether, one hour and forty minutes. Bitches, 20 

 couples. 



December 19th, 1905. — Met at Drakeholes. 

 After drawing Wiseton blank, away at once from 

 Grmgley Gorse, to Beckingham Mill, to his left, on, 

 leaving Walkeringham on his right, to the canal. 



