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to Dringhouses, where they killed. A sharp run from 

 Swann's Whin, and a kill at Askham Bryan, made up a good 

 day. On November 14th, when they met at Red House, 

 they had a good run with their afternoon fox from Swann's 

 Whin, running him by Hutton, Healaugh and Marston, and 

 finally they were stopped at dark at Bilbrough : — 



' Saturday, November 2 6tli. Providence Green. Found at 

 ' Old Thornville Willow garth, ran by Cattal and over 

 ' Rudgate, by Hunsingore plantation, crossed the North 

 ' road near the New inn, skirted Flaxby plantation and 

 ' Goldsborough Moor, crossed the Knaresborough road 

 * near Flaxby, straight away over Hay Parks, leaving 

 ' Ferrensby on the right, and ran to ground in a drain 

 ' between Lofthouse Hill and Farnham. Fiftv-five minutes, 

 ' very fast. Very good run.' 



On the 20th of the following month they had a good run 

 from Flaxby plantation by Claro Hill and Lylands, and then, 

 after a bit of ringing about Kirby Hall and the adjacent 

 coverts, by Thorp Green to Whixley, where they were 

 stopped, it being quite dark. On January i 7th they had a 

 good day's sport from Red House, the most notable feature 

 of which was a sharp ring from Askham Bogs, by Lavender 

 Grove, and back to Bishopthorpe, where they killed in the 

 palace gardens, doubtless greatly to the satisfaction of good 

 Archbishop Harcourt, who, if he was not there taking a 

 ' constitutional,' would want to ' know all about it ' from 

 those who were : — 



' Tuesday, February 28th. Providence Green. Tried Hunsingore 

 ' plantations, found in Ribston plantation, ran to Golds- 

 ' borough House and lo.st him near the mill. Found 

 ' in Goldsborough Wood, ran down to the river and 

 ' crossed to Scaliber up to Birkham Rocks, Braham 

 ' Wood, down to Ribston village, over the moor up to 

 ' Braham Wood, down to Ribston village, over the 

 ' moor up to Braham Wood, Thickhill, Grimbald Crag, 

 ' through Birkham, almost to Belmont, turned to the 

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