THE YORK AND AINSTY. 97 



Sir Tatton Sykes, whose country was a very 

 wide one, gave up the Stillington country ; Lord 

 DarHngton followed his example with the Braffer- 

 ton and Sessay coverts ; and Lord Lascelles 

 handed over that part of the Bramham country 

 which lies on the south-east side of the road 

 between York and Tadcaster, together with 

 Grange Wood, Hessay Wood, and Bed House, 

 on the understanding that if ever the York and 

 Ainsty hounds should be given up it was to 

 revert again to the Bramham. 



Becords of the sport which was shown in the 

 country by the old packs are not forthcoming, 

 but we should imagine that Col. Thornton would 

 not show very much, if we can form an opinion 

 from the manner in which he turned out, of which 

 ' The Druid ' gives so graphic an account. 



A Committee, consisting of the Hon. Mr. 

 Butler of Nun Monkton, Mr. William Clou^h, 

 and Mr. Bobert Chaloner, undertook the manao-e- 

 ment of the newly formed country, and kennels 

 were built at the White House, opposite the 

 Knavesmire gates. It is singular that Will 

 Danby, who afterwards hunted the hounds so 

 long, should have been one of the first servants 

 engaged, and should have brought the first lot of 

 hounds into the York and Ainsty kennels. 



His first engagement was only a short one. 

 The man who had fitted up the kennels had no 

 experience of such work, and had made the 

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