BLANKNEY REMINISCENCES 105 



On ist February, after the meeting at Beethorpe, 

 where Captain Gates entertained the field, hounds 

 scored what was considered the fastest gallop seen 

 for many seasons. Finding an outlier near to 

 Spalford Rabbit Hills, they raced him towards 

 Collingham, past Scars to Swinderby, where they 

 killed. Again on the nth after meeting at Wel- 

 bourn Windmill, hounds brought off a great hunt of 



Mr. N. C. Cockburn, M.F.H. 



one hour and forty-five minutes right into the Belvoir 

 country, finishing at Willoughby Hall, the residence 

 of Mr. Cyril Greenall. 



On the 27th the fixture was Wellingore Hall, 

 and though there were several slight falls of 

 snow, it was not sufficient to stop hunting. In 

 the afternoon from Coleby Gorse they ran a 

 fox back by Somerton Castle, along the bank of 

 the river Brant, the finish in deep water resem- 

 bling an otter hunt. 



