164 The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 



Winksley, but turned left-handed from here 

 to the Studley coverts ; then back through 

 Ellerton Banks, HolHn Head Wood, Thieves 

 Gill, Juniper and Brown's Wood down to the 

 river Yore, just north of Ripon Parks Whin. 

 The fox turned away from the river, came 

 back by North Stainley Hall, across Slening- 

 ford Park and out towards Mickley, as if 

 Hackfall was his point ; but turning right- 

 handed, ran parallel to the river up to Tan- 

 field Bridge, crossed the Tanfield and Ripon 

 road towards Tanfield Mill, close to which 

 hounds pulled him down, as he was trying 

 to cross the river. 



Time, one hour and thirty-five minutes, 

 hounds worked admirably. 



On the 9th March, the Duke gave Lord 

 Zetland's Hounds a day in the Bedale country, 

 and Constable Burton was fixed upon as the 

 place of meeting. There was a large ' ' field," 

 representative of Lord Zetland's and the 

 Bedale, as well as a good many people from 

 various other packs. 



A fox was found in Givendale Wood, which 

 went away at once to Spennithorne village ; 

 leaving this to the south, hounds ran very 

 quickly over the pastures below Harmby 

 village pointing for Leyburn ; but turning 

 away from here, he went down to and over 

 the river Yore (in crossing which several 

 people missed the ford, got into deep water, 

 and had to swim out), and made up on to 

 Middleham Moor, where he got to ground 

 after a pretty hunt of forty minutes. It 



