132 sport in Mr. Cookson's era. 



country, of one hour and forty minutes, very fast from end to 

 end. Barring a slight check soon after he left cover, there was 

 no sobbing time afforded for anyone, consequently, the horses 

 were dreadfully beaten, and were left planted all over the 

 country. The style in which the bitch pack did their work was 

 most excellent ; they ran with wonderful head from end to end, 

 and only one hound (old "Marigold") was wanting at the 

 finish. I may particularly mention " Timely," " Music," and 

 " Dewdrop " as always being in the van. Amongst the sports- 

 men who were lucky enough to be out to-day, I may say 

 Messrs. Cookson, Williamson, C. Simpson, and Garbutt went 

 very well for the first twenty minutes, but at the end of an hour 

 they were all more or less beaten. I was lucky enough to have 

 a second horse, and, changing near Deighton, I managed to 

 keep with the hounds to the finish. A remarkable fine old dog 

 fox ; had eighteen couples out, including three dog hounds. 

 This run I now think the best I had during the four seasons I 

 hunted the Hurworth. 



March i8th, 1862. — Neasham : . . . Found a third fox in 

 the Fettles Plantation, ran for Mr. Dent's, then headed back 

 away to the West Wood, through it and to Mill Wood, then to 

 Sockburn Bridge and across the river. Left Beverley Wood 

 on the right and turned away to Staindale, across it and 

 forward, leaving Girsby Grange on the left, to Fardenside to 

 the Tees and across it, and here we discovered we were running 

 our Saturday's fox home again, as he ran precisely the same 

 track back from the river to Farrer's Whin, which he did not 

 enter but passed the east side of it and away to Early Nook, 

 then across the railway and away for Burn Wood, but heading 

 short round ran back across the railway again and right away to 

 Trafford Hill, where the hounds checked, and as the huntsman 



