CDe Wenslepdaie Rounds Past ana Present n? 



Simonstone. The hoimds ran up tlie wood 

 througli Fossclale Gill, over Fossdale Moor ; at 

 the top, the fox swung to the right, pointing for 

 the head of Swaledale. Bending still to the right 

 he crossed Cliff Gill, and the hounds killed 

 him somewhere behind Stagsfell. 



Mr. Chapman saw most of the hunt from the 

 road leading to Swaledale. Afterwards, he and 

 Mr. Tomlinson, with several other followers, 

 returned to the inn at Hardraw, where he had 

 left his dog-cart. The landlord was then Frank 

 Johnson, a real keen sport, and a great favourite 

 with Mr. Chapman. 



Having celebrated the run over several drops 

 of "gin and watter," Jammie Holmes (himtsman), 

 was sent off with Mr. Chapman's horse. Not long 

 after, Messrs. Chapman and Tomlinson driving 

 home, found Jammie laid on his back in the 

 road, with the hounds lying round him ; and so 

 determined were they on protecting him, that for 

 some time Jammie could not be got at ; and 

 some of the hounds actually seized the step of 

 the trap in their defiance, but on recognising 



