94 The Sedgefield Country 



The same correspondent is responsible for an account of 

 the second good day from Bishopton on November 30th, 

 but it may be summed up briefly as follows :— Lee Close 

 blank ; found at Elstob (Lord Henry Vane Tempest some- 

 how getting away alone with hounds) and with a burning 

 scent raced past Stainton Hill House, Newton Ketton to 

 Barmpton, where we cut off a corner, and closed with the 

 leader. Bearing to the left we passed Burdon village, and 

 visited the Hurworth country, killing a mile south of Burdon, 

 after a perfect thirty-eight minutes without a check. Drew 

 Fox Hill blank, and were approaching Sandy Lees when 

 Jack Bevans' holloa was heard amongst some patches of whin 

 at the west side, and we rattled away past Longnewton, 

 through Burn Wood and past Urlay Nook, where reynard 

 got to ground, after thirty minutes, which was generally 

 allowed to be even better than the first fine gallop. The 

 third Bishopton Day was on December 21st, about three 

 weeks later ; and the sport consisted of a fast hunting run 

 of fifty-five minutes from Redmarshall whin in the morning, 

 followed by a really grand gallop of an hour and ten minutes 

 from Oxeye in the afternoon, by Gateley Moors, Bishopton 

 whin, Lee Close, Carlton Ironworks, Whitton whin, Watt's 

 plantation, to Homer Carr, and thence by Layton into 

 Wynyard, where pursuit was abandoned — a nice point of 

 between five and six miles. Two better days than those 

 last recorded no one need wish for, and the following took 

 part in the " good things " on one or both days : — Sir 

 William Eden, Bart, (master). His Excellency the Marquis 

 of Londonderry, The Marchioness of Londonderry, Lady 

 Aline Vane Tempest, Mrs. Ord, Mr. W. Forbes (master of 

 the Hurworth), Major Cosmo Little, Captains Towers-Clark, 

 H. White and O'Shaunessy, and Messrs. T. Appleby, 



