FOX-HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS iii 



and away to Mr. Surtees's Plantations ; then a 

 ring in the open, and back to the Plantations ; 

 then away to Bolton Park, on to opposite Girsby 

 Village, where he crossed the Tees ; then pointed 

 for the Fish Locks, where, turning to the right, he 

 went direct towards Long-Backed House, crossed 

 Staindale, and away through Beverley Wood ; 

 then turned away to Allen's Plantations and down 

 to the Tees west of Sockburn, was headed short 

 back to Allen's Plantations, away for Eryholme ; 

 then turning past Brick House, ran again for the 

 Tees ; viewed him ere he reached the river, and ran 

 into him in the stream after a most magnificent 

 run of one hour and five minutes from Sockburn 

 without a check ; a fine old dog-fox, and igl 

 couples of hounds out, only one couple wanting 

 at the last whoo-hoop. The fox we chopped 

 in the morning proved to be the fox we had such a 

 severe run with from Fighting Cocks on Saturday. 

 A most capital day's sport, only eleven horsemen 

 out of a very large field saw the finish. 



'' Saturday, gth November 1861. — Met at High 

 Worsall Toll Bar. Found in the Whin; broke 

 at the north end away for Worsall Gills, which he 

 left on his right, and running a ring over Worsall 

 Moor brought us to Picton Plantations ; right 

 through, leaving Picton village on his right, and 

 also Kirklevington Mill, ran direct to a drain 

 near Yarm, which he found stopped ; at this point 

 the hounds had a moment's check, after running 

 their fox for thirty minutes at a most terrific pace, 

 and scattering the field all over the country. 



