118 The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 



that his death was caused by a chill caught 

 when thus employed, on '' a labour of love.*' 



1884—85. Mr. EUiot retained Fred Hol- 

 land as his huntsman, but engaged two new 

 whippers-in, C. Beames and W. Ihffe. 



Hounds hunted eighty-six days, and killed 

 twenty-six brace of foxes. 



Two runs during this season are worth 

 mention. 



26th December. Found at|Hutton Bon- 

 ville, and ran due east to Deighton ; turning 

 from here, the fox came back to Hutton 

 Bonville, ran down to Danby Wiske village, 

 then skirting the Wiske, on to Reedholmes 

 covert (where three foxes were in front of 

 hounds), up to Cowton station, then bore 

 towards Pepper Arden, and heading north 

 came back through Frigerdale Wood, past 

 Smeaton Grange, and was entering Forty 

 Acres Wood (in the Hurworth country) 

 when hounds were stopped, after a very 

 good hunting run of three hours. 



On February 16th hounds got away on 

 the back of a fox from Kirklington Wood 

 (a difficult thing to manage from this big 

 woodland) ; ran sharp across to Horse Close 

 Wood, over Well Mires, crossed the Bedale 

 and Tanfield road into Peter Wood ; through 

 Hesletts, along Tanfield Banks, crossed the 

 river Yore near Mickley, then on by Slening- 

 ford to North Stainley village ; and turning 

 back from this point, hounds ran into their 

 fox in Sleningford Park, after a capital 

 gallop of one hour and twenty minutes. 



