104 The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 



1878 — 79. This season was very broken, 

 frost causing the loss of many days hunting. 

 In December '78 and January '79, hounds 

 were only able to hunt five days, and the 

 total of hunting days was therefore only 

 sixty-seven. Seventeen and a half brace of 

 foxes being killed. 



Three days' sport during the season seem 

 worthy of record. 



On October 11th, found in Low Park 

 Wood, very quick away through Low Park 

 Whin, through Horse Close Wood, Camp Hill 

 and Kirklington Woods, towards Kirklington 

 village ; bore then right-handed by Thorn- 

 borough to Nosterfield, up the hill to Peter 

 Wood, through this, over the railway into 

 Heslett's Wood, on into Tanfield Banks, and 

 there killed after one hour and five minutes 

 without a check. 



Although the following appears to have 

 been somewhat an unorthodox sort of hunt, it 

 must have been rather a good one ; and 

 the account, given in the words of one who 

 took the chief part in it, is quaint. It has 

 been sent to me by an old resident in East 

 Witton who ' ' bagged ' ' the brush. ' ' I 

 right to give yon a count of the gallus day 

 with the Bedale hounds on record, in 1879. 

 February the 19th. The meet was at Haux- 

 well Hall, Colonel Wades' place, and a 

 gallant company of both Lades and Gentle- 

 men including two of Miss Elliotts and 

 about seventy horsemen. After trying tow 

 or three smole plantations, we got on to the 



