168 The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 



hounds out of scent near High ElHngton, 

 after a good hunt of two and three-quarter 

 hours. 



On the 8th February, hounds killed a 

 badger in Horse Close Wood. 



At the end of this season, to the regret of 

 all, the Duke of Leeds gave up the hounds. 

 He had been unlucky in some ways during 

 his Mastership, as he had two or three bad 

 falls, which kept him out of the saddle for 

 a long period on each occasion, and his last 

 season he was able to hunt very little, as he 

 was laid up for many weeks with an attack 

 of scarlet fever. In addition to his personal 

 misfortunes, the mange epidemic appeared 

 in rather a bad form ; so that foxes were in 

 some parts of the country difficult to find, 

 and there were some long and dragging days. 



The members of the Hunt and other friends 

 presented to him a large silver model of a 

 fox, on an ebony stand, as a token of ' * their 

 esteem and regard, as an appreciation of his 

 unfailing courtesy, and in grateful recog- 

 nition of the immense services which he had 

 rendered to the Hunt.'* 



The presentation was made at Bedale, 

 on the opening of the season 1904 — 05, by 

 Sir Reginald Graham, Bart. Captain David 

 Lascelles, who had been Honorary Secretary 

 of the Hunt for the long period of eighteen 

 years, also signified his wish to hand over 

 his duties to a younger man, and Mr. Richard 

 Booth, of Warlaby, was appointed in his 

 place. The post of Honorary Secretary is 



