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was two hours, on the 6th March one hour 

 and three-quarters ; the country this day 

 riding very deep, as there had been a heavy 

 fall of snow a day or two previous. 



Found in the Old Whin, and ran very fast 

 to near Birkby Church, where there was a 

 slight check, but hounds hit off the line right- 

 handed, and ran well, across the Northallerton 

 and Darlington road, leaving Hornby Grange 

 on the left, to Appleton Wiske. From here 

 they ran very fast up wind by Welbury and 

 Brompton Whins, neither of which the fox 

 entered, nearly to Brompton village. He 

 then turned towards the hills, and crossing 

 the railway went on to Winton Whin, skirted 

 this and reached Foxton Wood. He evidently 

 was out of his own country, as he failed to try 

 the ''earths '* there, and went on to Sigston, 

 on the south-east of which hounds were run 

 out of scent. 



For many years the river Wiske, with a 

 very soft bottom, has often been a terrible 

 nuisance (more especially to the huntsman) 

 when hounds run between Hutton Bonville, 

 Felgill, Pepper Arden, Reedholmes and 

 Smeaton. The only two fords, that on the 

 east side of Reedholmes, and that on the 

 south side of the Crow Wood at Hutton 

 Bonville, being a long way apart. There was, 

 therefore, much rejoicing towards the end of 

 this season, when a good substantial riding 

 bridge was put over the river ; about half 

 way between the two fords. All hoping in 

 the future to be so much nearer to hounds 

 when they cross this awkward obstacle. 



