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From Kirklington Wood to Mickley is a 

 five mile point, from there to North Stainley 

 two and a half miles. 



1885 — 86. Mr. Elliot put in a good many 

 days this season, hounds being out ninety- 

 five times, killing twenty-eight and a half 

 brace of foxes. They hunted up to the 7th 

 May, meeting on that date at Azerley, and 

 in the previous week at Leyburn. 



On October 30th there was a capital 

 hunt. Found in Ripon Parks. Ran due 

 south to the Palace, near Ripon, turning 

 back from here hounds went by North 

 Stainley and Sleningford to the river Yore, 

 which was crossed near Mickley ; then 

 leaving the villages of Taniield, Nosterfield, 

 and Well, to the west, this good fox made 

 straight for Low Park Wood, and ran on 

 up to Thornton Watlass, where hounds were 

 run out of scent. 



November 13th provided a good gallop. 



Found in Bolton Whin, ran east to Kiplin 

 Big Wood on to Streatlam Plantation and 

 Whin ; forward to the Crow Wood at Hutton 

 Bonville, from which the fox turned left- 

 handed up the Wiske side to Reedholmes 

 covert ; then took a left-handed turn to 

 the Tile Shed Plantation, and was killed in 

 the open, close to Greenberry Farm, after a 

 capital hunt of one hour and thirty-five 

 minutes. 



On the 23rd February, 1885, the meeting 

 place of hounds was at the '* New Kennels." 



1886—87. During this season Mr. EUiot 



