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11th February. Met at Scorton. After 

 finding a fox at Moulton Whin, which ran 

 by Scorton, and was marked to ground at 

 Atlay Hill, a second fox was found at Uckerby 

 Whin, which ran past the village of Moulton 

 up to the North Road, being headed here 

 he turned down towards Scorton for about 

 two miles, but making his point, turned to 

 the right and re-crossing the North Road 

 headed straight past Skeeby to Easby, crossed 

 the Swale here into Colburn Banks, turned 

 down the river again to Brompton, where 

 the river was again crossed ; over the North 

 Road to Moulton Whin, and marked him 

 into a hollow tree, close to Uckerby Whin. 

 Axes were procured, the tree was split open, 

 and the fox jumped from a height of about 

 twenty feet into the middle of the hounds. 



Mr. Milbank remarks * ' a most splendid 

 run, many horses quite beat. From Uckerby 

 to Easby one hour without a check ; from 

 Colburn Banks to the hollow tree, fifty-three 

 minutes of beautiful hunting.'' 



It is recorded that twice before a fox had 

 been unaccountably lost near here, without 

 the hiding place being discovered. On the 

 9th November, 1906, a somewhat similar 

 incident took place, although hounds did 

 not run their fox as far. Found at Uckerby 

 Whin, ran sharp down to Uckerby village, 

 then up to Gatherley Castle, but could not 

 get forward over the North Road. On casting 

 back, his line was hit towards Scorton, and 

 he was marked into a hollow tree close 



