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Middleton's, who had just come across from the other side of the 

 Sinnington Woods. They had had an extraordinary fine run from 

 Fitzwilliam Whin, near Old Malton, past Habton Whin, Skelton Whin, 

 and Riseboro' Hagg ; had changed foxes near Sinnington Grange, 

 and the fresh fox brought by Stabler's Wood into the Sinnington Woods, 

 where they joined us. Both packs lost their foxes close to Appleton 

 village. Separated our hounds, and Grant and Tatton Willoughby 

 set off for home. I then wont to Marton Heads, aad bolted a fox from 

 the stick heap, and rati up the beck side to Sinnington as hard as they 

 could go, then over the railway, and over Mr. Harding's Farm, through 

 Stabler's Wood and into Sinnington Woods, up Cropton Bank3 over 

 into Hell Bank, with failing scent, and away as if for Lingmoor, North 

 of Appleton village, and lost him in the Appleton and Cropton Road 

 at dusk. A capital scent in the low country, very poor in the high, 

 unless they were very close to the fox. Heard afterwards that our 

 hounds cry, as they ran up the Seven beck side from Marton Heads, 

 put up Grant's beaten fox in Lesley's Plantation, close to the Sinning. 

 ton and Marton Road, just after Grant had passed along, going home 

 with hounds. Very bad luck for him. 



Season 1 899- 1900. 



Jan. 9, 1900. — Duncombe Park ; stayed at Duncombe Park ; 

 Lord Helrasley and Sir George Wombwell came bat from there too. 

 Drew the Terrace blank : found in Muscoates Whin and ran a nice 

 sharp 15 minutes to Salton Sticks, and to ground there. Bolted him, 

 and ran very nicely over Normanby Hill, across the Seven River, 

 and up parallel with the beck to the railway ; crossed it near Rise- 

 borough Bridge, and ran on by Doubledyke near Stabler s Wood ; 

 through Cass Hagg and Scarborough Plantation to Cawthorne, through 

 it, and the whin to the east of it, and on to Rarndale S~ar, where we lost 

 him. Much worse scent in the high coun ry than in the low. I think 

 we changed foxes at Sinnington Doubledyke for certain. There is no 

 reasonable proof that we changed oftener. Point 10 miles. After 

 Salmon sticks we went at only a fair pace. On Jan. 12 (the following 

 day's hunting) hounds ran a Wrelton fox for an hour and fifty minutes, 

 ending somewhat slow, but quite a sporting run throughout, and the 

 first part, fast. 



Jan. 15. — Sparrow Hill Bridge ; found at once in Salton sticks 

 and ran over Salton Hill, same way as usual up to Strickland's farm, 

 where fox tried to cross the river, but he was headed all the way down 

 to " Flint Hall, and eventually went back towards Salton Hill. We 

 had some confusion all down the river side on account of halioos, etc., 

 but I at last got 1 5 h couples on to the line, and away they went running 

 well across over the Salton and Normanby road, alongside the Normanby 

 doubledyke, over the Malton and Kirbymoorside road, over Marton 

 Heads, where they checked. Hit it off and ran over Catter Bock, and 



