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round by HatclifFe Mill, through Irby village to Irby 

 Dales, where they changed foxes, and ran through Swallow 

 Vale and the Top Woods to the Fonaby Hillsides. Most 

 of it was very fast. 



The season came to an end on March 16th, thouo-h 

 there were fixtures for March 18th and 20th, which frost 

 prevented. 



Nimrod Long's last season with the Brocklesby com- 

 menced on August 20th in Thomas' Wood, when a leash 

 of foxes were offered up for the benefit of the young entry. 



There was a good day from Grimble AVood on October 

 21st, when no fewer than two and a half brace of foxes 

 were killed and another was marked to o^round ; and two 

 days later came a good day from Thorganby, the best of 

 the fun being an hour and a half's run from Irby Holme. 

 After running in covert for a while, hounds went away to 

 Welbeck Hill and back again, taking another turn in 

 covert, running a ring outside, and at the third attempt 

 going away through Beelsby village to the Hatcliffe Plan- 

 tations. Being headed here, the fox turned, with Hatcliffe 

 House on the left, to Croxby Pond, and, after a circuit 

 of the coverts, going away over Gunnerby, with Thor- 

 gauby on the right, to Click 'Em Inn. The pack next 

 skirted Binbrook Scallows and Arthur's Holt, ofoino- thence 

 to Binbrook Hill, where they got a momentary view of 

 theii' fox ; then they ran through the plantations to Tows 

 Lane, where some dogs chased the fox, and so spoilt all 

 chance of a worry, for hounds were brought to a long 

 check. They eventually hunted on to Ludford, where 

 they gave up the chase after a fine gallop, the greater part 

 of which was very fast. It was a wonderfully hard day 

 for hounds and horses, who were away from home twelve 

 hours ; and there was no little grief during the day, too, 

 Mr. Harry Brooks, among the number, taking a toss into 

 Tows Lane and breaking a wrist. 



It was a good cub-hunting season, hounds being blessed 

 with holding scents, and putting in a lot of work, besides 

 providing some most excellent sport during the latter part 



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