CLOSE OF SEASON 1896-97. 217 



The season ended on March 31st, with a poor day's 

 sport from Willoughbridge Cross-roads. 



The season's record was seventy-six foxes killed, sixty- 

 five run to ground, ninety-five days' hunting, twenty- 

 three days stopped b}' frost and snow. 



Subscriptions for 1896-97 amounted to £2638 alto- 

 gether ; £490 allotted to Poultry and Covert Fund, and 

 £285 to the Wire Fund. 



