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to ground in the Far Moor at Duncombe Park. 

 It was a rough jolace he got into, some old mine 

 workings, but, nothing daunted, they commenced 

 digging. They got him out and turned him 

 down at Oswaldkirk Bank Top, and killed at 

 Seamer Wood. The late Lord Feversham and 

 Dean Duncombe were present at the digging out, 

 and were highly entertained with the enthusiasm 

 displayed by the Bilsdale men. 



' Hunter ' Garbutt was succeeded by Tate and 

 Leng, who carried the hounds on for some time, 

 Leng officiating as huntsman. They eventually 

 engaged George Bell as their huntsman,'"" and he 

 continued in office under their mastership and 

 that of his father. 



Tate and Leng were famous sportsmen, and 

 very 'keen.' On one occasion they were hunting 

 in Kirby Banks, and got on to a fox which ran 

 into the open country below Stokesley. Here 

 they lost him, but they had had a good run, so it 

 being ^Saturday, and market day at Stokesley, 



•■■ The following list of the Bilsdale huntsmen is as complete as 

 can be made out : 



H. Forster, High Thorn Hill, huntsman to the Duke of 

 Buckingham. He probably carried the hounds on after the 

 Duke's death. J. Dawson, Orra, was huntsman a great number 

 of years. J. Hugill, Ellermere, and his descendants hunted the 

 hounds several years. Wm. Medd, Crooklith. Wm. Garbutt, 

 Elmhouse, huntsman thirty years. R. Garbutt, Beakhills. 

 George Bell, Chop Gate, huntsman thirty years. Edward Barr, 

 Holly Bower. Nicholas Spink, huntsman sixteen years. 



