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dead." Mr. Milbank and his servants rode 

 one horse each, and he remarks that his 

 horse * ' FusiHer ' ' carried him well, right up 

 to the end. 



3rd April. Met at Sawley Hall. Found 

 in Calf Hall Wood, ran past the Hall in the 

 direction of Spa Gill, but being headed near 

 Sawley village turned south nearly to Brim- 

 ham Rocks, then bore left-handed by Burnt 

 Yates village straight to Ripley Park ; crossed 

 the Park and ran down to the River 

 Nidd, turned westward from this point and 

 went nearly three miles parallel to the river, 

 bearing up to Burnt Yates village ; being 

 headed here he turned down the river again, 

 and after going about four miles further west 

 hounds ran into this gallant fox at the south 

 end of Braisty Wood.* Hunted for two 

 hours and fifty minutes, and covered about 

 twenty-three miles. 



4th May. Killed a fox from Hudswell. 



1835—36. On the 30th October, the 2nd 

 whipper-in (Joe Mason) was sent on a quaint 

 errand. 



On the way home from hunting, the Union 

 Coach was standing on the Leeming Lane, 

 near Leeming Bridge, and the passengers 

 were crying out ''Stop thief.'' Joe was 

 sent to inquire what the disturbance was, 

 and give assistance if necessary. 



It was found that a prisoner, who had been 

 taken up for robbing Colonel Coore's pigeon- 



* Braisty Wood is on the north side of Summer Bridge. 



