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On Dec. 31st another fine run of U hours containing a six-mile 

 point took place from Pockley new covert, hounds catching their fox 

 before he got to King Spring House. Feb. 11th, 1904. — Gillamoor ; 

 drew Rumsgill Grave, Brownhill Whin, Squires Wood, Lingmoor, and 

 Bishop's Hagg, all blank. Found in Dawson's Wood and ran across to 

 Quarry Banks, at the top of which the fox was headed, and we had a 

 longish check. Rector hit it off, however, into Stabler's Wood, and 

 they ran nicely through the wood, and away over the Pickering road 

 aud railway to Riseborough Hagg ; the fox had waited here, and 

 hounds got a good start away and ran fast to Mr. Cooper's covert and 

 tho Orchard field to Low Riseborough and Bridge House, Nornianby, 

 Here he was headed short back by some people draining, and we had a 

 long check ; got information and put hounds on to his line at Low 

 Riseborough farm, and hunted nicely by Marton and Sinnington Grange 

 Mills to Dawson Wood ; through it and away as if for Quarry Banks 

 again, but the fox was headed and turned South ; and crossed the 

 Kirbymoorside road and railway, and ran on to Marton Heads, where 

 he was headed ; after a long check, hounds hit him off and ran over the 

 Seven, to Sinnington Grange Mills, and slowly on nearly to Rise- 

 borough Hagg ; I cast them on towards the Hagg, and hit off a line 

 and ran into covert ; here a fox got up in front of hounds and they 

 ran him hard by Riseborough Hill into the Marton and Riseborough 

 Lane, where we stopped them at dark, as it was supposed to be a fresh 

 fox, after running 2 \ hour3. Very deep and wet ; water standing all 

 over the low country. 



Feb. 18 ; Marton ; found in Mr. Cooper's covert, and ran fast 

 past Normanby Whin and over Barugh Hill to Habton Whin ; one 

 check ; 28 minutes. Hunted slowly through the Whin, and ran on 

 fast to Newsham Bridge ; had a long check ; hit it off and hunted 

 back to the river from the South side, across it, and on to Newsham 

 Bridge again on the North. I think it was heel way, and that the fox 

 had gone on to Coneysthorpe Banks or somewhere ! Bad luck ! Drew 

 Habton Whin, a brace of foxes in the drain there, bolted one and ran 

 nicely past Shorrtten Hall, and over Lund Forest to Boyes Wath, 

 over the Costa Beck, on to Lendales, and to ground in small covert 

 by the Costa, opposite Shaw's Plantation. Went away with a fresh 

 fox there and ran slowly to the Bean Sheaf Inn, and rather below it 

 on the way to Railway Whin and lost ; 1^ hours. Found in Normanby 

 Whin, and ran a sharp 25 minutes by Hob Ground and Marton's Farm, 

 the Orchard Field, and Mr. Cooper's covert to Riseborough Hagg, and 

 killed him there. 



This must indeed have been a sporting day. 

 Feb. 22. — Nelson Gate ; found a brace and a half of foxes in Pryor 

 Rigg Plantation ; ran one hard, with capital good scent, across Mason 

 Gill, then westward alongside it, and on past Tom Smith's Cross Planta- 



