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lox on the east end of Askrigg Moor. Bryan 

 Cockburn was a long way first at the deaths 

 on a little thoroughbred bay horse that I think 

 he called "Tim Whiffler," he was most fortu- 

 nate in not being bogged, as he had no knowledge 

 of the moor he crossed, it being full of hags. 



There was also "Bellman," kept by Mr. Clark- 

 son, of The Chantry; and "Bounty," sister to the 

 latter, kept by Mr. Purchas; also "Frolic," a 

 lemon and white bitch. She was the leading 

 hound for several seasons. 



Our hounds never had their ears cropped 

 like the modern fox hound. 



My friend, Colonel Lodge, asks me to include 

 the following little anecdote in my book; and, 

 although I accede to his request, I cannot vouch 

 for the accuracy of the story : — 



The Lodges of Bishopdale had a well known 

 hound bitch, noted for work and good looks. She 



