34 The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 



cote had escaped from the roof of the coach. 

 Joe set off in pursuit, and after going some- 

 what over a mile overtook and collared the 

 man, who turned on him with the words 

 '*Dam thy red coat/' 



On the 5th December, when drawing 

 Nomans Moor, the hounds were joined by a 

 pack of harriers, concerning which incident 

 Mr. Milbank writes : — 



' ' Was much annoyed by a pack of harriers 

 joining us while running in covert, this was 

 the more vexatious as Mr. Chaytor the owner 

 of the harriers must, or ought to have known, 

 that we were to be on Nomans Moor.*' 



On the 16th December, we met at Haux- 

 well Hall. Found in the Park at Burton 

 Constable, away past the Hall to Beggarmire 

 Wood, turned short back from here outside 

 the Park, across to Forty Acres ; through 

 the Wood and northwards, leaving Barden 

 village on the right to the Halfpenny House 

 and Tunstall road ; turned eastwards and 

 keeping parallel to the road ran direct to 

 Thornhills Whin. Through this without a 

 check down to Gravel Pit Whin, by Hornby 

 Castle, across the Park to Goskins, over 

 the Leeming Lane down to Killerby; being 

 headed here, he turned up the Swale banks 

 past Oran, and was killed at the Castle Hills, 

 after a magnificent run of two hours and 

 twenty minutes. 



4th March. Met at Catterick Bridge. 

 Found in Tunstall Whin, ran down to Scotton 

 village, past Scotton Whin, then turned 



