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Sonley Hill. Low Pasture House, Muzeen's Covert, Riccal Moor, and 

 over the Riccal and Rye again, and to ground in a drain at East Newton 

 Covert. Got him out and killed him. A very big, fine dog fox ; 1 hour 

 and 28 minutes, at a good pace most of the way. Found again in 

 Muscoates Whin, and ran nicely by Low Pasture House, Sugar Hill, 

 and Shaw Heads, and lost by Riccal Bridge. Not so good a scent as in 

 the morning, and fox was headed and hounds checked many times; 

 ran about an hour, only slowly throughout. A good day ! 



Hunting stopped all over England out of respect to the memory 

 of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, who died January 22nd, 1901. The 

 Sinnington missed January 24th, 28th. 31st. 



February 9th. — Bye-day in the snow. Found a brace of foxes in 

 Lingmoor, ran one by Rumsgill and Ravens wyke, cross Appleton 

 Common through Dawson Wood and Bishop's Hagg into Howlgate 

 Head and lost him. Found in Dawson Wood and ran to ground in 

 Sinnington main earths. Found in Cropton Banks but could do no 

 good ; scent bad. Drew Lastingham Banks apparently blank, but 

 when hounds came out, 5 \ couples were missing. They had found, and 

 gone, and ran about all over Spires country, and eventual^ killed their 

 fox in Rosedale in the dark. 



February 28th. — Marton ; A seven-mile point, 1 hour 20 minutes, 

 at a fast pace at times and good pace throughout. By invitation of 

 Sir E. Cayley, drew Westgate Carr brickyard and found, running 

 fast for 35 minutes ; a capital good day, excellent scent. Several 

 York and Ainsty people out. 



On the following hunting days runs of H hours and 1 hour and 50 

 minutes with six and eight-mile points respectively were run ; whilst 

 on March 31st — the third of a series of good days, the record of which 

 ends with the killing of a mangy fox at 5 p.m. "A great triumph, and 

 hounds hunted with the awfully bad scent to perfection. One hour 

 and 40 minutes. It was 5 miles from whore we killed to Muscoates 

 Whin." 



The total killed for the season was 13 brace of foxes during the 

 CI days. There were two blank days, and 11 brace of foxes were run 

 to ground. 



Season 1901-2. 

 On the first day of this season 23 J couples of hounds 

 were taken to Rumsgill, and ran a badger for five minutes 

 and killed him. Mr. Robin Hill had put his shoulder out, 

 so could not whip. Lord Helmsley and Mr. Hubert Dun- 

 combe were out. 



Feb. 10. — Hounds did not hunt owing to death of Mr. M. Kendall, 

 «x-M.F.H., Sinnington. 



Scent during this season was bad, and it came to an end on March 



