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up E. Strickland 's farm to within a field of the railway, where they 

 cheeked for a long time ; cast about and did not hit it off until over 

 the railway near the Sinnington road ; they ran on through Dawson 

 Wood and on to Appleton Common, where there was a lot of snow, 

 and scent was much worse. Hunted on very slowly for some time, 

 and was eventually run out of scent. Forty- one minutes up to check 

 on Marton Heads Hill. Went on and drew Riseborough Hagg blank ; 

 got on line of a fox two fields away from the covert, and ran slowly to 

 Normanby Lane into bridle road from Riseborough to Great Barugh ; 

 lost him. Found in Normanby Whin, and ran out to Sleightholme's 

 farm, where fox was headed, and turned almost straight back, and ran 

 a straight line to Riseborough Hagg very fast. Here he was headed 

 from going over the hill. He turned down again, and went over the 

 railway and over Wrelton Cliff, to the doubledyko into Sinnington 

 Woods, and then on to Quarry Bank, where he ran the length of them, 

 and tried an earth near Sinnington village. It was stopped, and he 

 went into Stabler's Wood ; after hounds had been checked some time 

 at the earth, they ran him on into Stabler's, and brought a line out of 

 Stabler's Wood (a fresh fox, I fear, as own our was boat), and ran on 

 over the Pickering road and railway to the Costa, where I stopped 

 them at dark. 40 minutes to Quarry Banks, fast ; 50 minutes to the 

 Costa, very slow. A real good day. Some more good days followed 

 this, a point of six miles and a two hours run falling to those at Catter 

 Bridge on January 27tb, and Newsham Bridge on February 1st. On 

 the latter day, hounds ran really hard with capital scent for 1£ hours. 



On March 5th, from Nunnington, a rattling run was enjoyed from 

 Muscoates, the fox running hard with a very good scent, to Riccal 

 Moor Farm, where fox was headed sharp back, and we had a check, 

 and hounds only hunted slowly on through Harmone Whin corner, 

 up to Wombleton and Harome road, where he was headed again ; then 

 on to the right by Sonley Hill and over the Carrs to Salton Sticks - T 

 bolted him and got away right on his back, and ran very hard to Nor- 

 manby Bridge, over the river, on by Hob Ground and Barugh osier 

 beds, and killed him in a big grass field by Brawby Grange. Two 

 hours and five minutes. Last 35 minutes a clinker. 



Saturday, April 7th. — The late Col. Anstruther Thompson was out 

 with the Sinnington at Byland Abbey, and, unfortunately, the day was 

 a poor one. The late Colonel and Mrs. Thompson stayed with the 

 Master. 



In his " Eighty Years' Reminiscences," Col. Anstruther 

 Thompson thus refers to his visit to the Sinnington country : 



2nd April, 1899. — Went to Station Hotel, York. Francis was taken 

 ill, and had to be sent home next morning. Wired to Jim He wet t to 

 come to Kirbymoorside. Rachel and Cooper joined us from London- 

 Went to Kirbymoorside. The hotel very good, dined with Tom* 



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