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losing another, found at Hut ton Bonville, near 

 Kiplin ; hounds went back to Hutton Bon- 

 ville. Found again at once, and went 

 a great pace past Deighton Whin, near 

 Hornby Grange, to Smeaton Bridge ; turned 

 from here direct by Birkby towards Pepper 

 Hall, leaving the house to the left over the 

 Bottoms, between North and East Cowton, 

 due north. The fox was headed by the work- 

 people on the new Richmond and Dar- 

 lington Railway, and had to bend off east- 

 ward, but making his point he headed for 

 Dalton Wood, and hounds ran into him one 

 hundred yards from Rocliffe Scar, at the end 

 of Dalton Wood. 



A magnificent run of one hour and fifty 

 minutes, nine miles from point to point, and 

 seventeen as hounds ran. Most of the horses 

 were much beaten. 



1847. On the 19th January this year, 

 the Master of the York and Ainsty Hounds 

 (Mr. Sam Bateman — the most genial gentle- 

 man and an ardent lover of fox-hunting) 

 organized a large dinner, which was held at 

 the De Grey Rooms, York, in honour of 

 Sir Tatton Sykes, Bart., who was then for 

 the second time Master of what are now 

 Lord Middleton's Hounds (his kennels being 

 at Eddlethorpe). 



The members of the York and Ainsty 

 were the hosts, and representatives from 

 most of the other Yorkshire packs of hounds 

 were the guests ; among whose names will 

 be found many who belonged to, or were 



