no TJie late Rev. C. Slingsby. 



between the Cleveland and the Hurworth Hounds. Mr. 

 Parrington considers Mr. Newton was " the best man I ever 

 rode with ; quiet, determined, rarely taking the lead, but never 

 shaken off; never seeming to hurry or bustle, but always well 

 up." 



In the adjoining Cleveland hunting country about this 

 period they had still existent a Friendly Society, whose rules 

 contained a clause to the effect that they were no enemies to 

 " fox hunting, hare hunting, harriers, cocking and smocking." 

 To the encouragement of these allegiance had to be sworn with 

 a hand laid on a hunting horn. The clergy, however, were to 

 be excused from " smocking," but were expected to support 

 the sports of venery. They used to have a parson in the 

 Bedale country so keen on hunting that the song was sung 

 specially of him : 



Here's a health to the parson despising control, 

 Who, to better his parish, his health or his soul — 

 (On my honour I think he does each) — 

 Five days in the week follows reynard and hounds, 

 On the sixth duly goes his parochial rounds, 

 And on Sunday devoutly can preach. 



The Hurworth still have their chaplains, and I have seen 

 four out on one single day on two separate occasions. One 

 was the Rev. Mr. Heigham (Vicar of Wilton, whose brother 

 hunts the Holderness as gentleman horn carrier) ; another was 

 the Rev. D. Slingsby Atkinson (Vicar of Kirby Sigston), a 

 cousin of the famous Sir Charles Slingsby, of York and Ainsty 

 fame and brother of the late Rev. C. Slingsby, who was killed 

 whilst following the York and Ainsty Hounds on Nov. 15th, 

 1912. The fixture was at Skip Bridge, and on a fox going 

 away from Red House Wood the deceased sportsman took a 

 foremost place in the van. As his horse alighted after jumping 



