112 FOX-HUNTING RECOLLECTIONS 



Our fox struggled on to Scarfit Hill, where a lot 

 of fresh foxes came to his rescue; the hounds 

 divided and eventually we lost him. Found 

 again in Worsall Gills ; broke away past Farden- 

 side, pointing for Girsby, then wheeled round 

 and away as the crow flies to Worsall Toll Bar 

 Cover, which he passed close by, running forward 

 for Kirklevington, turned for Picton, and ran a 

 ring back to the Toll Bar Cover (time to this point, 

 forty minutes). Our fox now hung in the cover 

 for nearly an hour ; at last he was compelled 

 to quit, and broke away to Mr. Waldy's Planta- 

 tion, thence to Mourie Bank, along by the margin 

 of the Tees to the railway at Yarm, then to the 

 right of Kirklevington Lane, crossed the railway 

 and pointed to Mr. MeynelFs Woods ; but, as he 

 had not strength to jump the boundary wall, 

 he turned back across the railway past the brick- 

 yards, where the hounds caught a view and ran 

 into him on the edge of the Tees after a mag- 

 nificent run of two hours and a quarter — a splendid 

 old dog-fox. A fine crisp morning, and good 

 scenting day ; had nineteen couples of hounds out. 

 Many of our field went home satisfied after the 

 first run. There never was a better day's sport 

 than this with hounds. 



'' Saturday, ist February 1862. — Met at High 

 Worsall Toll Bar. Found in the cover instanter, 

 and away he went pointing for Picton Planta- 

 tions, which he left on his right ; then forward 

 to Picton village and to the railway, which he 

 did not cross, but ran parallel with it nearly to 



