40 The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 



1837 — 38. This was not a very good 

 season, and there is no run of any special 

 merit to mention. Hounds were stopped by 

 frost for nine successive weeks, from 5th 

 January to the first week in March. A 

 May fox was killed on the 7th of the month, 

 from S win ton. 



1838—39. 21st November. Met at Blows 

 Hall. Found in the new Whin at Norton 

 Conyers, ran a ring by the old Whin back to 

 the new Whin, then crossed the river Yore 

 opposite to Plaister Pits covert, direct to 

 Breckamore, then bore right-handed through 

 Spring Wood and Thieves Gill to Azerley ; 

 bore left-handed from here into Laver banks, 

 up them into Winksley banks, passed Galphay 

 village, and turning right-handed ran the 

 fox to ground in Hackfall after a beautiful 

 hunt of two hours. 



10th December. Met at Kiplin. Found 

 in Streatlam Whin, and ran south by Danby 

 Hill to Masterman's Plantations, across the 

 Wiske, direct to Northallerton without a 

 check. Here the fox was a good deal headed, 

 and turning north, hounds hunted up to 

 Deighton, and into Deighton Plantations. 

 He had probably waited here, as from this 

 point the pace increased and they ran very 

 fast up to Hornby Grange ; from here to the 

 east end of Beverley Wood, and on to Girsby 

 Wood, where hounds pulled their fox down 

 after a brilliant run of two hours. The dis- 

 tance being five miles from Streatlam to 

 Northallerton, twelve from Northallerton to 

 Girsby. 



