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' village, where he was viewed before the hounds, and 

 ' was killed in the river at Linton Lock, but unluckily 

 ' sank before they could get him out. P'our hours five 

 ' minutes. Most capital run.' 



They had another teaser in the district north of the 

 Ouse two days later, and it seems that long severe runs 

 were common in the latter part of the season : — 



' Thursday, March 20th. Eighth Milestone, Easingwold road. 

 ' Found in New Parks .Spring, ran straight away to Huby 

 ' Fields, over them and past Stillington House down to 

 ' the brook, and all along the side of it to the bridge, 

 ' where he crossed and ran into him just below Brandsby. 

 ' One hour twenty-three minutes. Tried .St. John's Well 

 ' and the Roans plantations. Found in .Suet Carr, ran 

 ' through the Roans plantations and up to Lilling, past 

 ' .Sheriff Hutton, down into the vale of .Stittenham, along 

 ' there about two miles, and then turned up past 

 ' Stittenham Wood, over the hills into Mowthorpe dale, 

 'past Garthorp and into Castle Howard park, where the 

 ' hounds were stopped, there being so many foxes.' 



They had another good day from Skelton a week 

 later, finding their fox in Overton Wood, and running 

 by Court House Wood, across the Easingwold road, and 

 over Hall Moor and past Huby, losing their fox at 

 Moxby, after a very fast gallop of an hour and five 

 minutes. • 



The next season did not begin with any very great doings. 

 They had a moderate day's sport at Ferrensby on October 

 /th, and on the 9th they had some useful hound work, 

 and killed a brace of foxes in .Swann's Whin. A week 

 later, after an uneventful and wild morning, they found 

 a fox in the Bridge plantation at Nun Appleton, and 

 after a ringing run they killed him in Lady Milner's garden. 

 October, however, was an uneventful month, and November 

 was little if any better, and it was not until December set 

 in that there was anything of importance to record : — 



