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the latter were always preferred, and many a rare 

 run they used to give us in the snow. 



When a fox's track was found to point west 

 or north, the huntsman who had been out early 

 used to give a "View, Halloa ! " from the opposite 

 side of the Dale, and, having been answered by 

 one from Thornton, he then gave another 

 "Halloa ! " from a point called Nab End, where he 

 could be heard at Aysgarth. We then took the 

 hounds over the river and up to the huntsman, 

 who was waiting to give us the direction the fox 

 was taking ; and, having got on his track, we 

 followed with hoimds at our heels and a good 

 terrier or two, imtil we either found him laid out 

 or holed. If in a hole, where the terrier could 

 not bolt him, we used to set a " kist " — a Dales 

 word for a stone drain trap — and make a "baggie" 

 of him, and after keeping him a week or so, 

 it was really astonishing what a good run he 

 ^would give us. 



I am well aware that it is considered unsports- 

 jnanlike to run bag foxes, but this is owing to 

 inland sportsmen not knowing how difficult it 



