134 THE BROCKLESBY HOUNDS. [1877 



five minutes from Bradley Wood to Brocklesby, the 

 line being by way of Great Coates, and with Laceby 

 on the left and Aylesby Mill on the right, to Healing 

 Gorse, thence by Healing Wells, Little London, and 

 Keelby, between Foxholes and Roxton Wood, and ])y 

 Rough Pastures to the paddocks, where they lost their 

 fox. 



An exceedingly hard day was Fel)ruary 12th, when 

 from Bradley Wood the bitches ran three foxes for two 

 hours fifty minutes, and were stopped at dark by Lady 

 Yarborough's orders. They ran first through the Gears 

 to Waltham, then nearly to Barnoldb}' and left-handed to 

 Brigsley, thence past Ashby, and so over the Barton 

 street, where the first change took place, hounds killing 

 the fresh fox at once, and then pressing on to another 

 halloa ])ack over the Barton street. They next ran 

 through Ashby Cottagers' Plats, and over the Barton 

 street, with Hawerby close on the left, to within a field 

 of Beesby Wood, where they swung to the right past 

 Stock Furlong, and with Wold Newton and Peterhills 

 close on the left, pressed on to Ravendale. They turned 

 right-handed as far as the Barton street, and left nearly 

 to Hatcliff"e Mill ; and still left ovei- Ravendale to 

 Gunnerby, and yet again left to Click 'Em Inn. Then 

 the fox pointed for Wold Newton, but placing it and 

 Peterhills right and left, went straight over the Barton 

 street and through Ashby Cottagers' Plats to Ashby 

 village. A left turn over the Grimsby road, and then, 

 after passing Moorhouse Farm, hounds once more turned 

 left-handed over the Barton street to Hatclift'e Mill, where 

 they were stopped. 



The next day was also productive of a good run of an 

 hour and thirty-five minutes, the dog pack running a fox 

 from Howsham Barft" to Melton Gallows, from there to 

 Elsham, and through Worlaby and Burnham, past 

 Dunkirk to Croxton village, where they ran from scent to 

 view, and pulled their fox down in the open. Hounds 

 hunted particularly well through the Elsham hares. 



