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Whin blank, ditto Birch Carr and Halnaby Whin, rather odd 

 after the grumbhng we have heard from Mr. Wilson Todd 

 about so many foxes. Mr. Scarth also told us the Duke pays 

 rent for the cover. His Grace had a very bad cold, and looked 

 very ill. Heard a fox had just been seen at Atkinson's farm 

 house, ran nearly to Stapleton banks, through the cover, back 

 nearly to R. Allen's Whin, came home. Thomas rode" Solo- 

 mon," I rode "Wilful." We were much amused to see Miss H. 

 Chaytor running over the fields with a large stick, and in :i 

 curious costume. Several hares were killed in Halnaby Whin, 

 and the hounds looked very bloody when they came out. 

 Mem. : There is likely to be trouble about Blackett's Bridge. 



17th Nov., 1857. — -^ most disappointing day, a good 

 many strangers out : Sir Marshall Wallace, Mr. Deighton, etc. 

 Allen's Whin blank (Dick Wood, the Hurworth poacher, 

 shoots there every day, and no one dare order him away for 

 fear he might injure their lives or property). Went to George 

 Allen's plantations, wishing to have a good chance for a run. 

 Thomas placed the field, who behaved very well, up the lane 

 towards Enterconimon, where, as it turned out, we could hear 

 neither hounds or horn. They found immediately and crossed 

 the river, and we never heard Danby's signal, so we rode up 

 and down the lane quite lost. Danby, George, and three or 

 four others had a capital run, and stopped them at last near 

 Worsall Gills. Thomas dreadfully vexed. He rode "Wilful." 



15th Dec, 1857.— Deighton Village : A lovely morning. 

 They found immediately, and a few fields from cover Danby's 

 horse, " Peter," fell over a rail. He was thrown quite clear of 

 him, but that wild man from Newcastle, Mr. Samuel Parker, 

 was close behind, and leapt on him, injuring him severely. He 

 was brought home in a gig. Mr. Easby came to see him. He 



