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right, he crossed the Entercornmon road near the railway 

 bridge and ran for two miles parallel to the railway, leaving it 

 on his left. He then crossed it and went straight for the young 

 larch plantation, on to Mr. Chaytor's estate and thence to 

 Halnaby, where he was killed close to the hall. 



Dec. igth : Hurworth at Deighton. Found immediately 

 in the whin. He ran as straight for the hills as he well could 

 -and was killed a mile beyond Osmotherley. A ride home of 26 

 miles. 



Jany. 21st, 185 1 : Entercornmon. Found in W. Allan's 

 Whin. He broke as if for Pepper Hall but turned over 

 Wilkinson's farm and down to Beverley Wood, straight through 

 it and to Longroofed House. Here he took the line of the stell 

 straight to Picton Plantation, thro' them and without a check to 

 the Leven banks. This was a brilliant run ; the country very 

 deep and only 6 of us saw it. 



Dec. 22nd, 1852 : Croft Bridge. Dalton Wood blank. 

 Found at Eryholm. Ran him to G. Allan's plantations, when 

 he turned to the right and ran over Emmerson's farm to Allan's 

 Whin and then to the railway bridge, on the road from 

 Straggleton Gate to Entercommon, over the railway and 

 Richmond line and over the main line again to Dalton. Here, 

 having cast a shoe, I left, the run to this point having been 

 good. The hounds afterwards crossed the river, ran to near 

 Darlington, back by Blackbanks, over the river again and killed 

 a fox with a half brush. Mr. Wilkinson said he had known 

 him for two years. 



Nov. 29th, 1853 : HurAvorth at kennels. Most desperate 

 wet day. For two hours the gentlemen sportsmen waited, 

 drinking cherry brandy in Mr. Wilkinson's dining room, hoping 

 for better weather, but in vain. At last they started in defiance 



