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March 23rd, 1848 : Hurworth at Croft. Went to a drain 

 at Mr. Allan's, at Blackwell, and found in it a brace of foxes. 

 After two hours bolted one and could not run him a yard. 



[Note. — Evidently " the discharge " from Mr. Allan's pro- 

 perty had been withdrawn and friendly relations re-established.] 



29 : Duke of Cleveland at Newsham. Burford Wood, 

 Westwick pastures, Hawkesley Hill, and all other covers blank 

 to Raby Park. Found near the scene of the murder of Shirley, 

 the first whip, and after running entirely round Staindrop lost 

 him at Gainford Great Wood. A severe storm of thunder and 

 lightning during the run. 



April 4: Entercommon country, and nth Croft Bridge, 

 blank days with Hurworth. 



Nov. 25th, 1848 : Hurworth at Croft Bridge. A message 

 came from Capt. Allan desiring Mr. Wilkinson not to draw his 

 coverts. 



[Note. — This was probably because of shooting arrange- 

 ments only, for hounds found a brace in Capt. Allan's Whin on 

 the 5th of December following and " ran one as if for Pepper 

 Hall Low Plantation, but the Bedale meeting there on Friday 

 and the scent being wretched hounds were taken oflV] 



April nth, 1849 : Bedale at Exelby village. Found one 

 of a number of foxes, that a farmer said was always " giming " 

 at him, in an open field and had a quick good thing to Theak- 

 stone, then over Snapemire to Camp Hill, where we found a 

 fresh fox, and, after running up and down those interminable 

 woods for some time, I left. 



[Note. — " Girning " is a Yorkshire word for " grinning," 

 showing the teeth, leering in a contemptuous way. A dog is 

 said to " girn " when it shows its ivories prior to a " set to." 

 —Ed.] 



