148 The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 



through Church Whin, past the Quarry at 

 Middleton-Tyas, over the Leeming Lane up 

 to Scotch Corner, into the Sedbury coverts ; 

 out on the west side, then still bearing left- 

 handed, ran parallel to GilHng Beck nearly 

 up to Skeeby village ; turning from which 

 place the fox bore north again, and finally 

 got to ground in an old stone quarry, near 

 Morris Grange. One hour and a half. 



19th February. Hounds met at Langton 

 Hall, and there was a very large '' field " : 

 Lord Zetland's, Lord Middleton's, The York 

 and Ainsty, the Bramham and the Hurworth 

 Hunts all being represented ; needless to 

 say all were on the ride, and as Pepper 

 Arden Stell twice came in the way, there 

 were some wet jackets. 



Found in Wallace's Plantation, ran sharp 

 down to Danby Wiske village, crossed the 

 Wiske, up to Hutton Bonville Hall ; past 

 that, pointing for Birkby ; but after running 

 a short distance in that direction, re-crossed 

 the Wiske and went to Reedholmes covert; 

 ran straight through this and parallel to the 

 Wiske, past Pepper Arden Bottoms, across 

 the east end of the Park, and headed as if for 

 North Cowton village ; before reaching here 

 the fox made a turn to the right, crossed 

 the Hunt boundary road, and the Richmond 

 and Darlington railway line to Dalton 

 Junction. Leaving this on the right, he bore 

 on northwards up to the Eryholme and 

 Dalton cross roads. Here there was a slight 

 check, but almost before hounds could be 



