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worrying. These I think, should be considered 

 as extras. 



The Members of the Hunt at that time were : — 



John Chapman, Thornton Rust, Master. 



H. T. Robinson, The Cliff, Leyburn. 



Chris. Other, Elm House. 



John Clarkson, The Chantry, West Witton. 



Wm. Purchas, Flanders Hall. 



W. H. Tomlinson, Aysgarth. 



I find that for the two years 1880 and 1881, 

 the cost was £80 4s. 2d., or an average cost of 

 £40 2s. Id. per annum. The hounds were then 

 kept in kennel at Thornton Rust. During this 

 period was included one item of £8 for a tomb- 

 stone to the late Huntsman, J. Percival. 



It will be noticed what a wide difference there 

 is in cost of maintaining the hunt between a 

 trencher fed, and a kennelled pack. In the former 

 case, the only costs were licenses for hounds, and 

 huntsmen's wages, the latter was 3/G per day, for 

 hunting days only. When kept in kennel there 

 was the cost of meal to boil with horse flesh, dog 

 biscuits and tallow crap, as well as an extra 3/6 



