The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 167 



1902 — 03. Sport this year was only fair, 

 and there is no run of any special merit to 

 mention. 



1903—04. On the 8th January there 

 was a good gallop from Cowton Whin. 



Found there, and ran very quickly to 

 Crosshills Plantation, crossed the Scorton road 

 close to Mack's Nursery Garden, over Forest 

 Farm, rather as if Cowton Whin was the 

 point ; but the fox turned right-handed 

 under Atlay Hill, by Pepper Arden Hall, over 

 the Bottoms there as if for Reedholmes, then 

 past Cowton station, on to Dalton Whin (in 

 Lord Zetland's country) ; he did not enter 

 this covert, but bore left-handed, and hounds 

 were run out of scent (possibly he got to 

 ground) a mile north of North Cowton village, 

 after a good hunt of one hour and forty 

 minutes. 



On the 1st February Mr. Scrope's Whin 

 again provided a good stout fox, which went 

 away at once into Spennithorne Banks, ran 

 the length of this covert and away north, 

 over the railway up to Givendale . Wood. 

 From here he turned left-handed and went 

 back as far as Leyburn station, still bearing 

 to the left ; under the village of Spennithorne, 

 over the Park at Danby, and crossed the 

 Yore, leaving East Witton on the immediate 

 right. From here he rose the hill, and ran 

 past Ramshaw Plantation, along the crest 

 of the hill as far as Ellingstring, then again 

 he sought the low ground and dropped down 

 into Ellington Firth, eventually running 



