Great Runs in the Hambleton country. 45 



Friday, 24th : Found a fox in Staindale, and lost at 

 Hagget Hill after running 6 hours. Changed foxes near 

 Deighton. 



[Note. — There are several blank days interspersed here- 

 abouts in the diary for this season, during which Cotcliffe 

 seems to have been called upon to provide much sport, 

 whilst the Hurworth field frequently found themselves in the 

 Hambleton country now hunted by the Bilsdale. To use the 

 word Hambleton without qualification is rather vague, as the 

 Hambleton range stretches to Sutton Bank and includes the 

 famous training grounds and a portion of the Sinnington 

 domains.] 



Tuesday, nth April : Threw off at Cotcliffe Wood, found 

 three foxes. Lost one at Hambleton end and another in the 

 wood. Bad scent. 



Thursday, 13th : Threw off in Cotcliffe Wood and earth'd 

 in Kirby Knowle after a good run. 



Season 1820 — 21. 



1820, Sept. 27th : Began to hunt with earths open. 



Sept. 24th : Threw off at Crathorne Wood and found in 

 Weary Bank, and earthed in Lambs Bank after a sharp run 

 past Leven Grove, and found another near Skriddles. Lost 

 him in ditto by the young hounds changing to hare. 



Tuesday, Sept. 28th : Threw off at Newsham Banks, and, 

 after trying all Aisleby Plantings, a fox was seen a few fields 

 north of the bank, which the hounds took and chased hard by 

 Oaktree, Bowel Hole, Worsall, Moorey's bank, Yarm, Leven 

 Bridge, and back to Meynell's Bank, Worsall, Newsham Banks, 

 Oaktree, to Fountains, Middleton, Farthingside, and kill'd near 

 Girsby Scar, after running about twenty miles. 



Friday, Dec. ist : Blank day from Black Banks, Dinsdale 

 Wood, my drain, etc. 



