162 The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 



Met at Danby-on-Yore. Found imme- 

 diately in Mr. Scrope's Whin, and ran direct 

 to Constable Burton village, on towards 

 Hauxwell, leaving the Hall on the west, to 

 Newfound-England Quarry ; across Hipswell 

 Moor, from which point the fox bore left- 

 handed to Coldstorms ; across the Down- 

 holme and Walburn Hall road, past Stainton 

 village, across part of Walburn and Stainton 

 Moors to the Deerpark at Bellerby. Here, 

 after hounds had been running for one hour 

 and ten minutes, there was a slight check ; 

 but they were soon going again, and ran 

 behind the Manor House at Bellerby to 

 Harmby, leaving Leyburn a mile to the west, 

 then on into Spennithorne Wood, where 

 nothing more could be made of it. He 

 probably got to ground in this unstoppable 

 place. This was a fine gallop of sixteen 

 miles. Mr. Scrope ventured the modest 

 sum of one shilling that it was eighteen ; but 

 acknowledging his error as a ''judge of 

 distance,*' the same evening he forwarded 

 twelve postage stamps to his debtor at 

 Middleham, where no doubt under Mr. John 

 Osborne's tuition they learn to be good 

 judges, not only of ' ' pace,' ' but ' ' distance." 



On the 24th January, there was a good 

 gallop, and a patient and persevering hunt, 

 ending in blood, from Norton Conyers. 



Found at once in Guy's Whin. Ran past 

 Bog Wood down to the river Yore, away from 

 this right-handed, through the coverts at 

 Rushwood, towards Wath village ; turning 



