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by Harlsey Castle, Harlsey, Rounton and nearly to Hornby 

 Grange, which we passed to the left, thro' Blackett's Whin, and 

 was lost near Longroof 'd House. 



Oct. 2nd, 1846 : Shot the Fox Hall Plantations with Mr. 

 Allison and killed 70 head. On this day Mr. Wilkinson and 

 Mr. Scurfield backed themselves to beat Mr. Allison and 

 myself but failed to do so. Mr. Wilkinson and I each killed 

 20 head. 



Oct. 6: Day after Hurworth Hunt dinner. Hounds at 

 kennels. Owing to wetness of morning did not go but went 

 to York Union Hunt meeting. Sent " Samson" and "Ugly 

 Buck." Billy Messenger got a fall over Mr. Blackett's post 

 and rails on the Buck, which, according to everybody's account, 

 served him right. 



October 30th : Duke of Cleveland's at Middleton Lodge. 

 Found plenty of foxes and killed one cub, the brush of which 

 was given to my son, George, that being his first appearance 

 with foxhounds. He rode a grey pony called " Crutch " and 

 his age is five off. 



31 : Hurworth at Beverley Wood. On getting there 

 found they had orders to stop the hounds, so, after seeing them 

 find in Beverley Wood and run to George Allan's Plantations, 

 I left. 



Jany, 20, 1847 • Hurworth at Entercommon. Went direct 

 to Deighton Whin. The hounds were hardly in the cover when 

 " gone away " was the word. He crossed the Deighton and 

 Northallerton road, and went past Harlsey and Mr. Mauleverer's 

 place to Arncliffe Wood, straight through it and along the line 

 of hills past Scarth Nick, and was run into in Scugdale. One 

 hour and twenty-five minutes over a magnificent country. We 

 left off 30 miles from home. " Samson," old horse, very fresh. 



