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West Burton hounds, and a little farther west for 

 the Thoralby and Newbiggin hounds. Then the 

 Master would gather the Thornton, Aysgarth 

 and other outlying hounds on his way to the 

 meet. He invariably hunted three days a week, 

 if weather permitted, and it was really astonishing 

 the amount of work they did. He never met 

 later than nine or ten o'clock, as he was fond of 

 questing up to his hare. For the drag of a fox 

 he met much earlier. 



I was often amused to see at what points 

 they left for their respective homes after hunting. 

 First the West Bui'ton hounds would leave at 

 Yore Mills, and trot through Aysgarth Church- 

 yard ; then the Thoralby and Newbiggin hounds 

 would trot off half way hetween Palmer Flatt 

 and Aysgarth. The hounds kept at Aysgarth 

 merely stopped at their various homes in the 

 village ; the remainder followed the Master's 

 horse to Thornton Rust. 



They used to hunt — I should say from 

 memory — four days hares to one of foxes ; but 



