188 The Bedale Hounds, 1832-1908 



of Ainderby Steeple \dllage to Warlaby Willow 

 Garth, and on to near Northallerton Station. 

 From here the fox bore right-handed, crossed 

 the railway and went direct to Crosby Cote ; 

 on from there into Oliver's Whin and thence 

 to Stank Whin, where hounds were running 

 for some time ; eventually a fox broke away 

 on the north-east side, but after going a short 

 distance northwards, hounds had to be 

 stopped, as it was dark. 



On the 7th January there was a fine gallop, 

 hounds just missing blood. 



Met at Constable Burton. Hounds '' feath- 

 ered'' on a line the moment they were put 

 into Canaan Plantation, were quickly able to 

 speak to it, and soon were driving away. 



The fox had crossed the Leyburn road and 

 ran over the railway, leaving Croft Wood on 

 the left, up to Hutton Hang ; from here by 

 Hull Plantation, down to within two fields of 

 Marriforth Whin, then across to Thornton 

 Steward, and leaving the village to the west, 

 crossed the Yore by Kilgram Bridge, nearly 

 up to Eelmire Wood. He then bore right- 

 handed to High Jervaulx, under Ellingstring 

 village, as though Ramshaw was his point ; 

 but turned away from this covert, and went 

 straight over the moor to Agra Plantation ; 

 at the top side of which, Gillson saw his fox, 

 dead beat, close to him. He was then unfor- 

 tunately down wind of his hounds, and 

 could not make them hear his horn. They 

 had got over the very high and strong wall 

 which bounds the covert, into the wood, on 



