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The result of the cubbing season was the sanie as that preceding it, 

 4 1 brace being killed, 1£ brace run to ground. There was a 



fair scent on the whole, and a great many young hounds were well 

 entered. Thatcher during a part of the season was ill, and away for 

 a week. 



Wednesday, October 30th. — Mr. Sherbrooke had a day in Captain 

 the Hon. F. Johnstone's country, over which he later presided as M.F.H., 

 following Sir Everard Cayley, and continuing as Master till the end of 

 the season 1906-7. He thus records his impressions : — " Mixed pack ; 

 very good looking ; lots of bone and power, with quality. They 

 ran a fox from Cawthorne to Keldie Castle and killed him. Then 

 another with a bad start and scent nearly to Spires Bank, where 

 they took the hounds back to Cawthorne. Found in Pickering 

 Haugh ; ran very nicely for an hour up and down the wood, 

 then away. The fox ran a ring, and back into Haugh and to ground ; 

 very nice day." 



On January 8th, 1896, we found Mr. Sherbrooke admiring 

 the Bel voir bitches at Waltham, and recording their "beauti- 

 ful tongue." Exactly a week later, after having had a good 

 day with the South Notts., he is with Lord Middleton's, 

 at Howsham Hall, from whence two of " the worst foxes I 

 ever saw in my life were killed." He adds, " I admired 

 hounds' looks and hunting very much." 



On November 9th, 1895, the Sinnington were at Helmsley, 

 and found at the top end of Riccaldale. They hunted him 

 till, " dead beat, he ran in small circles, and eventually, 

 just as we thought they would kill him, went into an old 

 elm tree, where hounds marked him, being only a few yards 

 behind him. Got him out and killed him." 



November 16. — Kilburn ; 16£ couples drew Hood Hill, Snapo 

 Wood, and Sutton Bank blank ; came home. Blank day ! Drew 

 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 



November 26. — On this day the Sinnington and Farndale clashed. 

 The former were advertised for Sinnington, and found in Lastingham 

 Banks, but the fox was chased by a cur in the wood and scent failed,* 

 and the pack iiever owned the line again. Another fox was found 

 in Lingmoor, and ran hard across to Appleton Village (Common end), 

 and into Howlgate Head, through it and away across the beck to 

 Stablers Wood. Here there was a halloo back to Sinnington Village, 

 and as hounds were getting on very slowly, I took them to it, and they 

 ran across to Bishop's Hagg and Howlgate Head, where we lost him. 

 Farndale Hounds joined us at Appleton. Our hunted fox went on 

 over Wrolton Cliff from Stabler's Wood, and my mistake got us on to 

 a, fresh fox. 



