88 The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 



saving the day by finding a fox at the 

 Old Whin, Newton House. The two above 

 mentioned were the only ones who stayed 

 on till the end of the day. The last day's 

 hunting was on the 21st April. There was 

 only one blank day, and twelve and a half 

 brace of foxes were killed. 



1875—76. 12th October. Found a fox 

 for the first time in Lord Downe's new whin 

 covert, at Ripon Parks. 



On the 24th November, there was a 

 good day's sport. After finding a brace 

 of foxes in the Black Wood, at Baldersby, 

 which were so persistently headed by the 

 footpeople that nothing could be done 

 with them ; hounds hit off the line of 

 a fox in the Park, which ran by Azenby 

 and Dishforth, through the north end of 

 Leckby Carr down to the Swale ; turning 

 from the river, he bore right-handed by 

 Cundall village, over Cundall Bottoms, leav- 

 ing Milby Whin on the left, past Kirby Hill 

 Church to Boroughbridge. Being headed 

 here, he doubled back past the railway station, 

 and ran down the river side as far as Elling- 

 thorpe, where he crossed. In order to get 

 over the river the ''field" had to go back to 

 Boroughbridge, and did not see the hounds 

 again until they were close to Grafton Whin 

 in the York and Ainsty country. From this 

 covert the fox turned away, and ran parallel 

 to the river back to Boroughbridge. Close 

 to the bridge here, a fresh fox jumped up 

 in view of hounds, and they ran back with 



