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from Poolthorii to ground in the boundary fence between 

 Kelsey Moor and Clixby, on January 2nd. Pepperdale 

 provided the afternoon fox, and he in turn an hour and 

 twenty minutes' hunt — the first fifty minutes very fast to 

 Wrawby Moor, after which it was all woodland hunting. 

 There was also a very exacting four hours' run over the 

 Wolds from Eothwell Gorse on January 12 th, the last fox 

 going to ground only just in front of hounds. A lot of 

 country was covered, though no great points were made, 

 and the horses were very tired at the finish. 



Another good day came oft' on January 16th from Rye 

 Hill, beginning with a Zincs fox, that, being repeatedly 

 headed, took three-quarters of an hour to leave covert. 

 Then he went away over Ulceby and past Rye Hill 

 towards Habrough, till he turned to the left for Killing- 

 holme, where he threaded the gardens and made a point 

 for Houlton's covert. A turn left and right and the pack 

 plunged into the marshes, and with Killingholme light- 

 house close on the right, they ran parallel w^ith the 

 Humber for some distance and then turned up to Chase 

 Hill. Runnino; throuoh this, hounds a^-ain took a turn in 



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the low country, eventually turning up to East Halton 

 village, where they killed their fox in Mr. Bygott's 

 garden. Time, one hour two minutes from leaving Zincs, 

 and a fine hunting run. Another run of the same length 

 followed, hounds running from Thomas' Wood and losing 

 their beaten fox in Ulcebv village at niojht. 



There was a fast forty minutes' gallop on January 

 19th from Binbrook Hill to Otby House, where hounds 

 ran into their fox, and a good run from Wootton Gorse 

 the next day was marred by a passenger train running 

 into the pack near Ulceby, killing Warbler and seriously 

 injuring Racer, two very good young dog hounds. 



Nimrod Long was absent from the field on January 24th 

 and 26th, he having been summoned to the death -bed of 

 his father, rare old Will Long. He was buried on 

 February 7th. 



February 2nd provided a good run of an hour and 



