112 More ''Gentlemen in Blacks 



A fox was found in Monkton Whin, and was hunted away to 

 Newby Park, where the fox swam the river into Lady Mary 

 Vyner's grounds, the hounds quickly following. When the 

 leading horseman came up the ferry-boat was hastily boarded, 

 eleven men and their horses starting on their journey to the 

 opposite bank. Sir Charles Slingsby's horse became restless, 

 jumped into the water and in a moment the flat-bottomed boat 

 capsized. Sir Charles was drowned, as were Mr. E. Lloyd, a 

 fine swimmer, Mr. Robinson, of York ; and Charles Orvis, the 

 first whipper-in and kennel-huntsman. 



Let us now return to Hurworth hunting parsons of to-day. 

 They also include the Rev. Mr. Wilford and the Rev. J. L. 

 Kyle, M.A., the Church-building, farming, public-housekeeping 

 Vicar of Carlton-in-Cleveland, who has the faculty for enjoying 

 his days with hounds be the sport what it may. It is well when 

 the pleasure of having a good horse underneath one, and of 

 being out in the open with congenial spirits and with hounds is 

 appreciated on an otherwise bad day. Unfortunately, at the 

 present day, there are comparatively few who can enjoy a day 

 without it is comparatively full of galloping and jumping. One 

 regrets that the number of hunting parsons is decreasing, for 

 they were a robust, healthy minded set of men with much in 

 common with their flocks and, as a general rule, most approach- 

 able and beloved. 



To revert to Mr. Parrington's epoch ; amongst others who 

 hunted with the Hurworth in his day was his friend, the famous 

 John Jackson, known as " Jock o' Oran," and later as "Jock o' 

 Fairfield." He was born some say at Tunstall, others at 

 Oran, and was numbered amongst the wild " hell-for-leather " 

 sportsmen of his day, who lived every day of their lives, punct- 

 uated them with much rough horse-play, were forgiven much 



