160 CLEVELAND AND ESKDALE. 



His knowledge of the natural history of the 

 fox, and indeed of all our British Fauna, was 

 unique ; and we have often heard his amused 

 laugh when some popular Natural History, or 

 letter in the sporting papers respecting our Jerce 

 naturce, was quoted for his especial benefit. 



He hunted the hounds thirty- three years, and 

 was master fifteen. 



It would be impossible even to refer to the 

 many good runs which took place during the 

 time that Mr. Thomas A ndrew carried the horn ; 

 but there are one or two that are worth recording. 

 The first of- these is the run with the white-faced 

 fox, the mask of which is still in existence at 

 Kirkleatham Hall. It possesses an especial 

 interest, as the fact of the hounds never chanoino- 

 is indisputable. The account which follows has 

 already appeared in Mr. Pease's interesting 

 book, " The Cleveland Hounds as a Trencher- 

 fed Pack ; " but one can never have too much of 

 a good thing, and so spirited an account of an 

 exce])tionally brilliant run will well bear re- 

 producing. The run took place on Thursday, 

 December 6th, 1849. 



Extraordinary Pun with the Cleveland 

 Foxhounds. 



" This trim little pack, much to the credit of 

 the small knot of gentry, farmers, and others 

 who compose the Cleveland Hunt Club, has been 



