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dales he was cradled among fox-hunting, and he dearly loved it all 

 his life, and even long after the ' allotted span ' he might be seen mounted 

 on his favourite hunting horse, ' Jack,' booted and spurred and ready 

 to join in the chase with the Sinnington or Farndale packs. Jack 

 leaves a numerous family of sons, all enthusiastic hunting ' moor- 

 enders.' The funeral took place in Lastingham Churchyard, on Friday 

 last." 



In the same journal a correspondent wrote later in 1906 : — 



An Eccentric Carrier. — ' Jim ' Todd, as he is familiarly 

 styled, drives his carrier's cart from Hutton-le-Hole to Lastingham 

 and thence to Kirbymoorside on market and other days. As he 

 passes along the edge of the moors and along the circuitous and 

 wooded roads he has invariably a few fox-hounds after him and his cart. 

 ' Jim ' is a rare hunting-bred 'un, as he is a descendant of the far-famed 

 * Jack ' Todd, the noted huntsman of a bygone day, and the instinct 

 and the breed are so initialled on ' Jim ' that he may be heard singing 

 some favourite snatch of a himting song, and ever and anon relieving 

 his feelings by blowing his horn to keep in touch with his hounds as he 

 passes along his weary and toilsome journey to market. And he can 

 blow his hunting horn, too, making the welkin ring and rousing the 

 many visitors at this season of the year all along the route. He is a 

 good honest fellow, and all the people of the moors and district know 

 ' L Jim.' 



In August, 1907, the following paragraph appeared in 

 the " Malton Messenger " : — 



At the sports recently held at Saltersgate, the hounds sent by 

 James Todd, of Hutton-le-Hole, who is also recognised as the Lasting- 

 ham carrier, were to the fore in the hound races. ' Jim ' yet carries 

 huntsman Todd's horn, and treasures it as the apple of his eye, for, 

 although ' Jack,' his father, has long gone to ' the happy hunting- 

 ground,' his son Jim makes good music as he passes along the moors 

 to adjacent villages on his way to Kirbymoorside market, thus announ- 

 cing to his patrons by the merry sound of the horn his approach. Jim 

 secured the first prize in the hound race with his splendid bitch, ' Dido,' 

 one of the Farndale strain of blood ; and another, ' Old Kruger,' 

 belonging to Stephen Todd, of Gillamoor, ran a good second in another 

 race, and was placed third in another contest. Jim says the old Farn- 

 dale blood will always show itself. 



In September, 1907, the same local publication contained 

 the following paragraph : — 



The shooters have made it lively on the Spaunton Moors during 

 the past week, and also on lands adjoining, the Dormans and their 

 friends of the Spaunton Shooting Box being very popular among tha 



