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at Solesgrove Plantation, where one of the right 

 sort was soon on foot, A real straig-ht-necked. 

 one, he needed no forcing out of cover, but broke 

 at once and made for Hawsker Moor skirting the 

 Nidderknowles, and leaving Rigg Hall to the 

 left he set his head straight for Sneaton 

 Thorpe. Then they rattled him past Hempsyke 

 and over the valley on to Sleights Moor, where 

 the M.F.H., Mr. Parrington, who was out on foot, 

 ofot a view at him, and sfave him a rattlino' view 

 holloa to cheer him on his way. He then set 

 his head straight for Spence's works, and passing 

 through Lowther Cragg ran to Fair Head, and 

 over Greenland into Goathland. He crossed the 

 railway into Coombe's Wood, and from thence 

 ran to Lease Riofo- and throuo-h Arncliffe to 

 Glaisedale Head, Smallwood and his whip, John 

 Hill, were the only two men who were near the 

 hounds now, and they expected every minute to 

 see the termination of this gallant run. But a 

 farmer headed the fox, and he seemed to have 

 taken a new lease of life, as he turned back 

 through Arncliffe and made his way to Egton 

 Bridgfe, crossinsr the beck close to the toll bar. 

 Here he was again headed, and he went over 

 some of the old. ground he had travelled in the 

 morning. He crossed Lea^e Rigg again for 

 Goathland, and passing Fair Head ran through 

 Lowther Cragg and Spence's works, crossed the 

 valley for Hempsyke^ and thence to Sneaton and 



