The Season 1845-46. 8gi 



again to Goosepool Plantation where he broke again almost 

 over the same line, only a little wider, by Long Newton, Early 

 Nook, down to Egglescliffe, where he went into a drain under 

 the road and was killed by two hounds and got out and worried. 

 Very good day's sport indeed. The time from finding to killing 

 being one hour and a half. Rode " Ugly Buck." 



Feby. 27th, 1845 : Hurworth at kennels. Found at 

 Sockburn and had a vast of running and lost him. Went to 

 kennels and got a second pack of hounds and found immed- 

 iately in the whin. Went thro' Grey's Plantation, thro' 

 Pease's and to ground in Hurworth Moor Whin. I left but 

 they found again and killed. Rode Mr. Sowerby's horse. 

 " Buck " out with Billy Messenger. 



Season 1845-6 : The campaign opened as far as could be 

 foreseen comparatively inauspiciously, a grey horse that I had 

 bought having fallen lame. However, he was returned and his 

 place filled up, as will be noticed in due season. There is a 

 good report of foxes from all quarters and every prospect of a 

 brilliant season for men with plenty of nags. 



Nov. 1st, 1845 '- Hurworth at the kennels. Joined them 

 at Hurworth. Drew below Pilmore blank. P'ound in the 

 whin and had a scurry to Black Banks, which I lost owing to 

 trying to shoot a white pheasant. Found a fox in Pease's 

 Plantation and ran him smartly to Lozzy's Whin where the 

 hounds were drawn off and I left. 



[Note. — One cannot refrain, in connection with the 

 foregoing note, from quoting Whyte-Melville's couplet against 

 the diarist : 



One fox on foot more diversion can bring 



Than twice twenty thousand cock pheasants on wing.] 



