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killed, but the body kept to the hunted fox. They ran by 

 Scallows Hill towards Lambcroft, pointed for Cadeby, and 

 came back, with Wold Newton on the right, to Scallows 

 Hill. They then ran on by Binbrook Hill towards Wyke- 

 ham, and turned along Ludford bottom, with Wheatman's 

 on the right, to the High Street, where the hounds divided 

 into three lots, a leash of foxes and the hounds being in 

 the same field. 



Two days later it was the bitches' turn, and a fine run 

 of an hour and twenty minutes was placed to their credit 

 from Ashby-cum-Fenby. It began from Grainsby, Heal- 

 ing, hounds dashing away, with Waithe Church on the 

 left, to Holton-le-Clay, where the fox was headed back to 

 Waltham, turning first left and then right to run, with 

 Brigsley on the left, over Grimsby road to Barnoldby 

 village. Here hounds again turned to the left, crossed 

 the brook and the Barton street, and pressed on to Raven- 

 dale. Leaving the village on the left, they turned at 

 Gunnerby, the fox being headed short back to the right 

 over the Hatcliffe road with a point for the mill, only to 

 be again headed back through Beelsby village ; all this 

 bringing about some splendid hunting. By the Vicarage 

 they now ran, with Bowlands and Swallow village on the 

 left, the fox pointing for Henholes ; but he turned to 

 the right down the lane, and with Irby Dales on the left 

 mounted the slopes to Irby village, hounds racing him 

 through three folds of sheep, and pulling him down in 

 the open. 



Hounds were confined to kennels from Deceml)er 19th 

 to January 16th, though they went into the woods, forty- 

 six and a half couple strong, to hunt in nine inches of 

 snow on January 2nd ; but there was not enough scent to 

 kill a fox. They were again stopped from January 17th 

 till February 4th. Both of the days snatched from King- 

 Frost were particularly good, and a fox came to hand each 

 day after a good run. 



The return to active service was signalized by a fine 

 hunting run of three hours and five minutes, the bitches 



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