Frank Coates. 59 



at the east end of the httle God's Acre, bearing the following 

 inscription : 



Sacred to the memory of Francis Coates, who died Dec. 2nd, 1858, 

 aged 66 years. 



He was many years the able and esteemed huntsman of the Hurworth 

 Hounds. This stone is erected as a tribute of respect by a few friends and 

 gentlemen connected with the Hurworth Hunt. 



[The family now seems to be extinct.] 



The Squire never pretended to hunt hounds, and when 

 Frank Coates gave up he was followed by Bob Ecclefield, who 

 came from Squire Hill's (of Thornton) kennels. He was a 

 rough Yorkshire diamond — even a rougher and quainter type 

 Mr. Parrington thinks, than Jack Parker, of Sinnington fame, 



The late Jack Parker, the famous Sinnington huntsman. 

 who told one sportsman given to use strong language that 

 " he would have made a fine natteral blackguard if he hadn't 

 been born a gentleman." After a few seasons Ecclefield went 

 to hunt hounds in America. He was followed by Salmon, who 

 gave place to old Danby, whom Mr. Parrington thinks was 

 "done" when he came to the Hurworth. He had not been 

 on a horse for two seasons, and had not the vitality left to hunt 

 the pack though his heart was as good as ever. 



