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up on a gate, "This man shot the fox." Who the 

 man was we do not remember, but he had to leave 

 the district) and Lord Middleton's to within four miles 

 on the east side. Indeed, the last-named pack meet 

 frequently at the " fourth milestone, Stockton Forest," 

 and this fourth milestone means the fourth out of 

 York. Moreover, a resident of York can reach some 

 of the Holderness, the Sinnington, Lord Zetland's, and 

 the Hurworth by train, if he is not content with the 

 hunting the immediate neighbourhood provides. As 

 for the York country, it is very varied. In some parts 

 of it there is a great deal of plough, which becomes 

 almost hock deep in wet weather. But on the other 

 hand there is also a fair amount of grass, and the 

 whole country has a fair reputation as regards scent. 

 The Bramham Moor Friday country, which lies within 

 easy riding distance of York, is full of foxes, and very 

 popular, and all things considered York is a good 

 hunting centre. 



Possibly, however, Harrogate is better, for it is close 

 to all the best of the Bramham Moor, which from a 

 riding point of view is superior to the York and 

 Ainsty, there being more grass on the western side 

 of the country than there is anywhere near York. 

 Moreover, a corner of the York and Ainsty Hunt 

 comes close to Harrogate, on the north side of the 

 River Nidd, and all this district is within from five to 

 ten miles of the sulphur town. For a casual visitor 

 Harrogate is a really first-rate hunting quarter, for 

 there are hotels galore, which are open in the winter, 

 and any number of horses to be hired — though if a 

 hunting man owns horses it pays him best to take them 

 about with him when he travels. Then, too, at Harro- 

 gate one can hunt, and hedge against attacks of gout, 



