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Swallow Vale. Having killed a Henlioles fox after a 

 twenty- six minutes' scurry, hounds found their second fox 

 in Irby Holme, going away at a great pace, with Beelsby 

 on the risht, for Hatclifte Mill, where the fox turned to 

 the right, and ran through Croxby Pond, and by Gunnerby 

 to Thorganby. Pressing on past Swinhope, the pack ran 

 the valley towards Orford, but turned left-handed short 

 of this hamlet, and with Binbrook Hill close on the right, 

 ran nearly to Wold Newton. Once more turning to the 

 left, the fox went through the Click 'Em Inn Coverts, and 

 hounds ran into him in the open, about half a mile from 

 Swinhope House, after a grand run of an hour and a 

 (Quarter, the best that Long had seen in that country 

 so far. 



Meeting at Brocklesby Hall on December 12th, there 

 was the largest gathering ever known with the Brocklesby, 

 but the stormy state of the elements somewhat spoilt a 

 fairly enjoyable day's sport. 



On December 22nd two hounds. Villain and Grecian, 

 got impaled on some iron fencing near Newsham, and the 

 former, the best-looking dog in the kennels, and a rare 

 worker, died after lingering for six days. 



The new year, 1867, opened somewhat badly, for 

 hounds were confined to kennels by frost from December 

 29th to January 8th, and again from January 11th to 

 January 25th, and the sport during that month was 

 generally poor, the first good run coming on February 16th 

 from Eiby Cross-roads. After a moderate beginning, 

 matters brightened up considerably, and having killed a 

 Henholes fox, hounds found a brace more, and immediately 

 divided, part going back, while the others (nine couples) 

 went away at a tremendous pace through the Keelby 

 Sprothorns and Southwells into Roxton Wood. Running 

 straight through, hounds went to the left of Foxholes, and 

 crossed the railway to run to Habrough village, thence 

 pressing on to Killingholme, w^here the fox was headed 

 and turned to within a field of Zincs. Crossing the beck 

 and the railway, and with Ulceby Station on the left, 



