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Holland as his huntsman, who thus saw his 

 fifth Master in office. 



1898—99. On the 26th November, there 

 was a good and hard day's sport in the south- 

 west part of the country. 



Found the first fox in Fearby Low Moor, 

 ran north into How Wood, turned from there 

 to the west, past Spring Wood, to the 

 south of Healey Cote ; on the south side of 

 Agra Plantation, into Birk Gill, towards the 

 top end of which hounds carried a line, but 

 with no very strong head, and as it was not 

 desirable to go on to the Moor, this fox was 

 not persevered with. A good hunting run 

 of one hour and tw^enty minutes over a fine 

 sporting piece of country. The second fox 

 was found in Lord Masham's Whin covert, 

 and went through the south end of ElHngton 

 Firth, on to Eelmire, through this, and down 

 to the banks of the Yore, opposite to the 

 Clifton Castle northern coverts, where he got 

 to ground. A quick half-hour. Found a 

 third fox in Ellington Firth, which hung to 

 the covert for some time, but at last- broke 

 away across into Eelmire, turned left- 

 handed from here to Kilgram Bridge, across 

 the Park at Jervaulx Abbey ; turned up 

 the hill towards EUingstring Plantation, 

 and bearing right-handed, skirted Ramshaw 

 Plantation into Witton Fell, where hounds 

 were run out of scent, after a good hunt of 

 forty minutes. 



On the 12th December, I should think a 

 '' poultry ' ' stealer was killed. 



