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some of the " field * ' got over, some got in, and 

 a few who knew, crossed by the ford. He was 

 now sinking, and hounds were running keen 

 for blood. He reached the Low Plantation at 

 Solberg, from which a fresh fox went away; 

 but the bitches stuck to their hunted one, and 

 in a few fields more, ran into their fox after a 

 most brilliant gallop of two hours. The 

 point from north-west to south-east being nine 

 miles, and the distance as hounds ran, not far 

 short of twenty-two miles. 



Sport just at this period was very good, 

 and a run which took place on the 8th 

 January (hounds meeting at Rudd Hall) is 

 worth recording. A brace of foxes were found 

 in Goskins, and hounds luckily got away 

 with the right one — a stout fellow. He ran 

 on the north side of Rudd Hall, and south 

 side of East Appleton to Tunstall village, 

 pointing for Brough, but turned westward 

 and went past Scotton village up to Thorn- 

 hills Whin ; through that, and Gandale 

 Wood; from which place he sank the hill, 

 leaving Hauxwell Hall on his left, across to 

 the coverts at Constable Burton. After going 

 through the Wham and Givendale Wood, he 

 bore westwards to the Harmby coverts, and 

 from them right-handed into Forty Acres, up 

 the hill past Barden village, over the Cat- 

 terick and Half-penny House road, on to Bar- 

 den Moor ; went over Laver Gill and down 

 the north side of this to the Richmond road, 

 through the West Wood at Hipswell, down to 

 the banks of the Swale ; where hounds ran 



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