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Wood. Ten couples of hounds got away with 

 one, and racing down the Swale Pastures 

 accounted for theirs, on the banks of the 

 river. The remainder of the pack went away 

 with another fox to the west. Over the 

 Leeming Lane, up to Burneston ; from here, 

 leaving Carthorpe on the right to Kirklington, 

 then on by Howgrave and Thornborough 

 nearly up to the village of Nosterfield ; from 

 which he turned right-handed over Well 

 Bottoms, under Warreners Wood, and was 

 lost in the Banks at Thorp Perrow after a 

 very quick run of one hour and ten minutes. 



1893 — 94. There was a good day's sport 

 in the West country on November the 13th. 



Found in Thornhills Whin. Ran up to 

 Scotton, then with a right-handed turn past 

 the west side of Tunstall Whin, to Hauxwell 

 village. Being headed here, the fox turned 

 east again, and passing by Beggarmire Wood 

 went into Wild Wood; through this, past 

 Diamond Hill to the Hornby Castle coverts. 

 As they were to be shot next day, hounds 

 were stopped. A second fox was found 

 in the Whinney Gill south of Scotton Hall, 

 which ran due north into the coverts at 

 Hipswell, then turned west, up Badger Gill, 

 and passing over Waithwith Common reached 

 Wenlock Wood. He did not dwell here, but 

 went straight across to Thornhills Whin, made 

 a loop back from there up to Scotton, and 

 then set his head straight for what must 

 have been his original destination, Haux- 

 well ; where, owing to darkness, hounds 



