46 Uckerby and Ravenscar. 



Dec. 14th : Threw off at Cotcliffe Wood and found in 

 Landmouth and earthed in Guttof, after a slow run of four 

 miles and a sharp burst of four or five ditto at the end. Found 

 near Kirby Knowle and killed him after a severe run of one 

 hour without a check. Mr. Mercheson [_sic : Roderick J. 

 Murchinson] Mr. Armitage and Mr. Petre out. Got the first 

 fox out and brought him home. 



Tuesday, Dec. 19th ; Threw off at Ravenscar and found in 

 Bullister Gill, and lost him near Hob Beck. Bad scent and 

 the hounds over road \sic : over-ridden] very much. 



[Note. — Ravenscar was evidently considered one of the 

 best Hurworth coverts, for the Lambton Hunt song says : 



Let Uckerby boast of the feats of the Rab}', 



And Ravenscar tell what the Hurworth have done.] 



Saturday, loth Feby., 182 1 : Try'd Cowton Cars by way 

 of exercise for the hounds with all the earths open, and found a 

 fox and had a good run Pepper Hall, Atley Hill, to Cowton, 

 Hutton Bonville and Birkby, and lost near Smeaton. 



Tuesday, 13th : Threw off at Ravenscar, and found and 

 changed the fox in Marton Gill, and ran the fresh fox to 

 Guisborough Park ; the old fox was killed near Ormesby by a 

 terrier and mastiff dog. 



29th Feby., 182 1 : Threw off at Cotcliffe and found near 

 New Buildings after trying five hours, and called off at Thim- 

 bleby, having the three foxes and only seven hounds left. The 

 rest of the pack were running another fox till Jane got them off. 

 A very wild, frosty night, high wind, yet the 3 J couple had a 

 hard run. 



March ist : Threw off at Cotcliffe and had a blank day 

 after trying Thimbleby and New Buildings, the moors, etc., for 

 six hours. 



