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from the Carr Plantation, the fox first going to the Little 

 Coates earths, doubling back nearly to the decoy, and 

 being headed there, making a bee-line for Bradley Wood. 

 Hounds went straight through and out at the Barnoldby 

 corner, from which point they had a fresh fox in front of 

 them. Pressing on nearly to Welbeck Hill, the pack 

 turned right-handed to Laceby Park (Mrs. Long's), where 

 they checked, hunted back to Laceby, and checked again ; 

 and on hitting it off at the l)rook side, went quickly away 

 over "Welbeck Hill, placing Irby Holme on the right and 

 Beelsby on the left as they ran to Cuxwold Asholt. This 

 too was placed close on the right, and hounds ran on 

 steadily to the earths in the boundary fence between 

 Croxby and Thoresway. Turning down the slopes, they 

 crossed the road near the little spinney, and placing both 

 Thorganby Gorse and Swinhope close on the right, ran 

 nearly to Click 'Em Inn, where they checked, and the 

 fox was not persevered with. The pace was never very 

 fast, but it was a real good hunting run over a variety of 

 country. Trusting to memory, Lord Yarborough, Captain 

 Dudley Pelham, Victoria Lady Yarborough, and Mr. J. 

 Maunsell Richardson, Mrs. W. J. Clarke, and Messrs. 

 Ewbank, Cove, C. Wilson, and P. Prankish were among 

 those who finished. 



Practically no one saw the best of the fun on November 

 30th from Nettleton Lodge, though the morning hunt of 

 an hour and three-quarters from the Nettleton Woods 

 over the hills and to ground in the Otby Bottoms was 

 enjoyable enough, and finished up all the one-horse folk. 

 The hero of the day was found in a turnip-field near 

 Normanby Dales, and having run through the dales 

 towards the High Street, was headed back through the 

 dales to Otby, where he turned, and ran to Claxby Wood. 

 It was here that hounds slipped their field, for they never 

 paused an instant, and racing away down the hillside had 

 only the huntsman and first whipper-in in attendance, and 

 they alone saw the finish. Captain Pelham and the 

 second whipper-in struggled as far as West Rasen, and 



