Past ana Prcsenr. 133 



The present S. C. Scrope, Esq., has just 

 started (1906) a pack of half-bred Welsh hounds 

 to hunt the moorland fringe of the Bedale 

 country. His best run so far was from Stainton 

 to Crackpot Gill, then left-handed back to ground 

 at Apedale Head (described before). He has 

 many difficulties to contend with. Foxes con- 

 tinually getting to ground in unstopped rock 

 holes and nooks at present unknown to 

 Mr. Scrope. 



Since the very early days, the Scropes have 

 been famed as equestrians, and even in Plan- 

 tagenet times a Scrope was chosen from the 

 whole English army to contest, on horseback, in 

 a military tournament, with a French champion, 

 during a truce, after one of our big battles, and 

 won. We have an old saying in Yorkshire, *' Ye 

 knaaw breedin' will tell," and this is applicable 

 to persons as well as animals. This we find in 

 such fine old families as the Scropes, whose 

 support of the turf, hounds, and horn, descends 

 from generation to generation. 



