144 THE BROCKLESBY HOUNDS. [1886 



hundred and nine times, and killed one hundred and five 

 foxes. They were frequently stopped by frost and snow, 

 and there was frost, on and off, from December 5th to 

 March 20th. 



The cub-hunting season of 1886 commenced in the 

 Mausoleum Woods on September 4th, and a cub was 

 killed after three hours' hard work. Hounds went out 

 thirty-four times during the educational period, and 

 took toll of forty-seven foxes. The only item of note 

 during the first half of the season was a capital run of an 

 hour and fifty minutes from Nor Wood to Benniworth, 

 where the lady pack killed their fox. 



January 24th was the first red-letter day of 1887, and 

 proceedings commenced with a grand thirty-minutes' race 

 down the marshes from Chase Hill to Great Coates stick- 

 heap, and this was followed by an excellent, though very 

 twisting, run of two hours and twenty minutes from 

 Healing Wells, the whole over a fine hunting country, 

 hounds eventually killing their fox at Foxhole Close. 

 There was another o;ood run of two hours and a half four 

 days later from Ferriby Cliff ; but hounds were only out 

 eight times that month ow^ng to frost, though they 

 succeeded in rolling over a dozen foxes in the time. The 

 dog pack brought off a good old-fashioned run of three 

 hours over a fine country on February 4th, working 

 exceptionally well, and only losing their fox by his getting 

 to ground. They began from Houlton's covert with a 

 ring into the marshes and back to Killingholme. Then 

 they ran by Habrough Mill towards Zincs ; but the fox 

 was headed back through Killingholme, and so led hounds 

 round by Habrough into Newsham. Changing in the 

 coverts there, hounds w^ent away in pursuit of a fresh fox, 

 over Ulceby and Wootton to Burnham, at which place the 

 fox was headed and turned back through Long Close 

 Wood to Wootton, where he found sanctuary. 



The next day provided a veritable feast of good 

 things, for the which the lady pack, aided by straight- 

 necked foxes and an excellent scent, must claim the 



