CLOSE OF SEASON 1894-95. 199 



" March 2blh, 1895. Madeley Village.— Vowwl in Wriiiehills. Ran a ring 

 over the railway and back to Onneley, to ground in a drain. Found another 

 at Clieckley Wood. Han by P.ridgemere to Buerton, and lost in a storm. Found 

 another in Adderley Gorse. Ran fast by Buerton to Woore and lost. 



''March Tith, 1895. Norton Bridge Station. —Drew Yeld's Rough and 

 Walton Gorse, but did not find. Then went to Sugnall. Found and killed in 

 covert. Got on another. Ran fast to Brocton to ground. Found again in a 

 rough meadow at Bowers', lian by Swynchurch to Bromley, and into Maer Hills. 

 Hounds ran away from everybody. Do not know if they killed or not. 



"3Iarch 'dOth, 1895. Maer JIaU.—Vound on Berth Hill. Ran a ring, but 

 found it a vixen, so stopped hounds. Then went to Bromley. Found. Ran a 

 ring, and away by the Coombes to Broughton Birches and into Burnt Wood, and 

 over into Bishop's Woods and killed in the middle of the wood. Fifty minutes. 



''April Hth, 1895. First Milestone, Market Drayton Bead.— First drew 

 Peatswood, but did not find, but found in Chipnall Wood, and ran to the Spoil 

 Bank and stopped hounds. Went back to Burnt Woods. Found, and ran to 

 Oakley and lost. Went to Tunstall. Found in the Rough. Ran very fast by 

 Betton ]\Ioss and the Glades to Cob's Cot and Golling's Rough, through and away 

 to Ilankin's Hayes and College Fields on to Canridden, to ground in the main 

 oartli. Thirty-five minutes." 



The season ended on Saturday, April 13th, with a 

 poor day's sport at Swynnerton Old Park. Plenty of 

 foxes, but no scent. The record was a poor one, and no 

 wonder, seeing that hunting was stopped for about ten 

 weeks in the best part of the season. Thirty-seven foxes 

 were killed, thirty-nine run to ground ; eighty-six days 

 hunting altogether. Subscriptions for 1894-95 were 

 £2116 185,, of which £317 Qs. Qd. were appropriated to 

 Poultry and Covert Fund. 



