Season 1863-64. 145 



Season September iqth, 1863, to April 20th, 1864. 



Oct. 31st. — Preston Junction : A wild day, and wild and 

 most unmanageable field out. 



Nov. 1 2th. — Dalton : "Chaunter" hung on returning to 

 kennels for hanging on the line. [Poor " Chaunter " ! Truly 

 a case of " tit for tat."] 



Nov. 14th. — High Leven : Stainsby Wood and all the 

 covers about Thornaby drawn blank. Could not draw Hilton 

 on account of game, fearing it might be disturbed. Tried 

 Yarm Wood also blank. As we were proceeding to draw the 

 covers at Preston Hall I had the misfortune to meet with an 

 accident, whereby I was so much injured that I could not ride 

 on horseback, and, Mr. Cookson kindly taking the hounds home, 

 I was conveyed to Hurworth in a gig. A beautiful day and a 

 fair field out, including the Duchess of St. Albans, Lord 

 Falkland and Lady Diana Beauclerc. 



Nov. 17th. — Wackerfield : Mr. Cookson, as huntsman, 

 rode " Catterick ; " George, the bay mare. 



[Mr. Cookson hunted the pack till November 26th.] 



Dec. 1st. — Messrs. Maynard, Cookson and J. Jackson rode 

 very hard. 



March 5th — 8th, 1864.— Did not hunt owing to Mrs. 

 Cookson's death. 



March 24th. — Cotcliffe Wood : Blank. Trotted on to 

 Upsall Whin, also blank ; then tried Cowesby Wood. 

 Found on Kepwick Moor, ran to Cowesby Wood. Saw 

 two or three foxes on foot and the hounds got divided. At 

 length got all the pack together and had a fresh start. Found 

 a fox in Whitestones, broke away almost in view, had a beauti- 

 ful run of 45 minutes all on the moors, running a ring round by 

 Hambleton End, up Snilesworth to Harker's Gate, and then 

 right across Black Hambieton to the place where we found 



