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others compounded at different points of the river. Among 

 those who tried to see the finish I may mention E. C. Lowndes, 

 T. Garbutt, A. Rowe, Esq., and Messrs. D. Thomas, T. 

 Hunter, J. Graham, J.Harrison, J.Wrightson, R. &J. Bamlett, 

 etc., etc. As a thorough good sporting run the one this day 

 may have been equalled, but never surpassed. 



Feby. 28th. — Neasham Village : It is impossible that any 

 run with hounds could have been more thoroughly sporting 

 and excellent in all respects than the one to-day. Although 

 the fallows were white and as dry as brick-bats yet the scent 

 was almost all that could be wished for, and the pace was 

 excellent from end to end. On the Ordnance Map the run 

 measures 24 miles, and the time from the find to the earths at 

 Black Banks was 2 hours and 30 minutes. Many gentlemen 

 rode hard and were well carried. I may particularly mention 

 the Master, on the chestnut horse and the bay mare ; David 

 Thomas on the Raby horse ; T. Garbutt on the chestnut 

 horse ; G. Maughan on his bay ; and Col. Scurfield on that 

 thorough game animal " Old Sambo." 



March 31st, 1863. — Bintree Toll Bar : . . . Passing Ketton 

 on his left and again crossing the Skerne to Skerningham, 

 where the hounds ran their fox from scent to view and killed 

 him in the open, after a glorious run of an hour and ten 

 minutes, the last half hour being particularly good. Although 

 the day was as fine as summer and the ground as dry as bricks, 

 yet the scent was most excellent and the hounds could abso- 

 lutely race even over the driest fallows, and this fine old Grey- 

 stone's fox had to succumb on a day which, to all appearance 

 was much in his favour. A large field out and although rather 

 riotous at first were not " in the way" at the finish. A breast 

 high scent, the hounds could run in a cloud of dust half a field 

 from the line of the fox. 



