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down to Stable's stackyard. Then turned to the 

 right to Stable's Wood, through Bentley's Wood 

 and to Bishop Hagg Scar, where he passed the 

 main earths, which were open, and away for 

 Skipstain, over Appleton Common, aiming for 

 the far-famed cover of Ling Moor, but was headed 

 and turned for Appleton village, and away for 

 Spaunton, along Spaunton Bants to Riccall Head, 

 and turned down the banks by Hutton le-Hole 

 for Ling Moor ; out of that covert across by 

 Hutton Bank Top and across the valley by Yoad- 

 wash to Runsdale, across the lane by Hugill's of 

 the Park, and down the hill through Jack 

 Parker's garth and up the town street of Kirby." 



Here ends Mr. Kendall's account of the run. 

 The fox was lost in Kirbymoorside, and lost very 

 singularly. He had crept up the roof of a low 

 thatched cottage, and, crouching close to the 

 chimney, was miseen in the twilight. He 

 remained beside the warm chimney all night, his 

 footmarks, as he made his ascent and descent, as 

 well as his lair near the chimney, being distinctly 

 traced in the snow on the roof the next morning. 



At one time the hunt very nearly collapsed, 

 and for three years, all that could be paid to 

 Parker was £15 per annum. Yet he struggled 

 pluckily on, and assisted by the sporting farmers, 

 some of whom sent him a few oats, some a bit of 

 hay, and other requisites, he managed to hold on, 

 and avert what would have been a great disaster. 



