90 The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 



29th March. A curious accident occurred 

 to a hound this day. 



A fox was found in Vicars Moor, and after 

 running for some time on the east of the 

 Swale, crossed the river close to Maunby 

 Ferry and got to ground in Smearholmes, 

 just in front of the hounds. 



The leading one, ' Rambler,' having got 

 partially into the ''earth,'' was, in the excite- 

 ment, worried by the rest of the pack, before 

 the first horseman (John Thomas Robinson, 

 of Leckby) could stop them. He, seeing 

 hounds worrying something, and not know- 

 ing of the '' earth," thought they had killed, 

 and cheered them on in the breaking up of 

 their fox. 



It is almost needless to add that 

 ' Rambler ' was an excellent hound. 



On the 4th April, there was a very hard 

 day on the Moor edge ; around Swinton, Ilton, 

 EUingstring, Agra, Jervaulx and Witton Fell. 

 A leash of foxes was killed, Thatcher got 

 through three horses, finished the day on 

 foot, and Mr. Booth had to leave both his 

 out for the night, with Mr. Fitz Ray, at 

 Finghall. 



Hunting ended on the 22nd April, it having 

 been the best season for many years. Hounds 

 were out eighty-eight days and killed twenty- 

 two brace of foxes. No blank days. 



1876 — 77. On January 1st there was 

 a capital gallop, although unluckily, hounds 

 did not get blood. Found in Dalton's Whin 

 (near Heslett's Wood), ran across the railway. 



