2 Hill hunting and hill foxes. 



and when we frequently found ourselves on Carlton Bank top, on 

 Thimbleby Moor, behind Slapestones and on the heatherlands 

 above Arncliffe, many gave a sigh of relief when they found 

 themselves once more in the vale, and said " Thank God we're 

 back to civilisation ! " The Hurworth country does not, 

 however, include very much hill and moor ; indeed the hills 

 form the boundary line and divide the country from the Bilsdale 

 territory. Still, the close proximity of the Cleveland and 

 Hambleton ranges naturally results in occasional journeys of the 

 big grey-hound foxes from the heathery heights to low-country 





Hounds leaving Arncliffe Wood for the open moor. 



woodland and whin covert in response to the vixen's love-call. 

 When such a traveller is found at Winton, Cotcliffe, Stank, 

 Welbury, Faulkland's, Rounton, or elsewhere, he points his mask 

 straight for the beautiful range of hills ayont, and it invariably 

 means " sit down and ride for a great hunt has commenced." 



