142 BILSDALE AND SINNINGTON. 



Here is an account of 



T' VARRY BEST RUN AT IVER WAS kNOWN IT' 



SiNNiNGTON Country. 



" Mr. Heditor, — 'Tisn't varry often I trubble 

 you newspaper folks wiv a letter, but as for a 

 sartenty we had sike a run wiv our hounds last 

 Setterday as neabody ivver heerd tell on before, 

 I wad just like t' sporting gentlemen tae kno 

 what a grand run it was if you'l only prent my 

 letter. Why then to begin, we met at Helmsle}^, 

 and went to t' New Cover at Muscoates, as grand 

 a whin as ivver you seed, I'll awand you, an' 

 nivver without a fox in't, sea as usual on Setter- 

 day, t' hounds were not in twea minutes afore 

 auld " Passion " fand him, and effcer they'd 

 chucked him round t' cover twea or three times, 

 away he went pointing for North Holme, then 

 to't River Dove, which some o' t' keen young 'uns 

 wad fain a louped, but I said, w^ea i' their senses 

 wad loup 't when Sparrow Hall Brig is close by, 

 sea away we went ower t' brig, and across a rare 

 stiff* country tea Edstone, where he turned to t' 

 reet and away ower Barugh Hill, past Marton to 

 Norramby, then across t' Biver Seven, where nea 

 horse could cross, sea some galloped to Norramby 

 Brig and some fur Marton, and t' hounds turning 

 tea t' left, Marton chaps had a laug way t' best 

 on't, and lang before we gat to Bisebro' Hagg 

 there was 'bellas to mend,' and nea mistak. Our 



