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' Saturday, December 20th. Linton. Found in Linton Woods, 

 ' ran almost to St. John's farm, then turned to the left 

 ' and ran past Linton village and down to the river side. 

 ' Crossed the river to Widdington, and ran all along under 

 ' Thorp Woods and passed Wragby, and crossed the 

 ' Nidd between Skip Bridge and Moor Monkton, as if 

 ' he was going to Wilstrop, but turned to the left, 

 ' straight down past Monkton Church to Red House 

 ' Wood, through it and over the park at Red House, 

 ' by Scagglethorpe, turned to the left and crossed the 

 ' water to Overton Wood, Skelton Spring, past Skelton 

 ' village, and lost him at Fairfield. One hour fifty 

 ' minutes.' 



On January 27th they had a splendid run from Red 

 House, one that would bear comparison with any of the 

 great runs which have taken place from that famous strong- 

 hold for foxes. After the usual short ring- by Scagglethorpe, 

 they crossed the river into Overton Wood, and ran by New 

 Parks and Huby Whin, across Stillington Park and by 

 Marton Abbey, hounds finally being stopped at Spelloe. 

 Well might Mr. York make the remark that the horses were 

 very tired. It would be quite an eleven-mile point, and 

 there were various twists and turns in it which would make 

 it measure out to three or four more at the very least. 



On February 12th they had a useful day's sport at 

 Nun Appleton, killing their afternoon fox at the back of the 

 post office at Tadcaster, after a forty-minutes' ringing run 

 from Steeton Whin, in which Mr. York tells us that there 

 was very great overriding of hounds. There seems to have 

 been average sport in March, and the last day of which 

 there is any record is of April i6th : — 



'Thursday, April i6th. Escrick. Tried the plantations in 

 'the park, Common Wood, Holly Carrs, and little 

 'coverts near Escrick and Wheldrake Common. Found 

 ' in Langwith Whin, ran to Wheldrake Common and back, 

 ' and away on to Telmires and back to Wheldrake 

 ' Common, and lost him on Telmires.' 



