258 ENGLAND'S OLDEST HUNT. 



Parrington. Penn and Kitty were away hunting a stag at Windermere. 

 We went to stay with them on their return at Keldholme Priory. 



7th. — Byland Abbey. Penn has a nice pack of hounds and a nice 

 way with them. Robin Hill whips in to him, and next season is to 

 hunt the pack of hounds that were Francis Johnstono's. A very wild 

 country, and did not find for a long time. Very dry and did no good. 

 Met Houston, Sir George's brother. 



9th. — Helmsley. Drew moors and bogs in vain. At last got a 

 good scent and ran about two fields and cast hopelessly about. On 

 getting on my horse the button of my coat got under the flap of my 

 saddle, and I could not get further up. Someone shoved me up ; 

 my horse gave two jumps and I tumbled off, and was so giddy I sat 

 under a tree, while Cobbler, Penn's second horseman, went to Helmsley 

 and got a carriage, and I was sent ignominiously home on wheels. 

 Houston and Kitty were very good and kind to me. Hounds found 

 again, but did no good. Keldholme Priory is very nice and pretty, 

 and Penn and Kitty, the kindest of hosts. Robin Hill was staying 

 there and I gave him my hunting whip. Went to York next day and 

 slept there, and home on Wednesday, the 11th. 

 Mr. Sherbrooke's journal continues : — 



April 9th.— Hounds met at Helmsley and had a moorland hunt, 

 ending on the cultivated land at Carlton, where there was no scent, 

 though in the woods and on the moors it was good. Col. and Mrs. 

 Thompson rode their own horses. He got a fall on the moor and was 

 rather shaken. Left " Winsome and a couple or so of other hounds 

 out. They killed a fox late in the evening by themselves and got home 

 at nine p.m. 



During this season ten and a half brace of foxes were killed alto- 

 gether, and 6^ run to ground ; had two blank day&, and started but 

 did not get to the meet one day, snowstorms being so bad. 

 Season 1900-1. 



The entries at the outset of this season point to an 

 excellent show of foxes in most parts of the country. Hunting 

 commenced as usual at Sinnington on Nov. 1st, and a slow- 

 run of an hour and a half from Stabler's Wood was followed 

 by another from Cooper's Covert. The fox was killed in 

 the barn at North Holme, and the brush presented to Sir 

 Everard Cay ley. 



Jan. 10th, East Newton Gate ; found in young trees by Nunnington 

 Station ; ran with excellent scent and fast through Low Wood and up 

 on to Cauklass Bank, along the top of it, past Highfield House, and on 

 to Ness village ; over the Rye and Riccal to Salton sticks, where he 

 couldn't get in, so went over Salton Hill and Normanby road, and ran 

 as if for Rookbarugh, but turned left-handed over the Dove, and ran by 



