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' Houses, down to Colton Hagg, Copmanthorpe Wood, past 

 ' Greenlands, turned to the left short of Brocket Hagg and 

 'ran him to ground in Acaster Whin. Dug him out and 

 ' killed him. Three hours fifteen minutes. Most extra- 

 ' ordinary run.' 



If ever hounds deserved a fo.x it was after such a run as 

 this, and Mr. Lloyd did quite right in digging for his fo.K 

 when there was a chance of getting him, whilst hounds were 

 ' angry for him.' 



They do not seem to have had much sport during the 

 remainder of January and February, but they had a good 

 day from Providence Green in the middle of March, though 

 it was a somewhat unlucky one. They found their second 

 fox in Goldsborough Moor, and ran by Flaxby, and back to 

 Langshaw, and through Goldsborough Moor, by Flaxby 

 village. Shepherd's Wood and Lylands, and to ground in a 

 hollow tree in Allerton Park. They smoked him out, but 

 a heavy snow storm came on and enabled him to make his 

 escape. The following days in April will speak for them- 

 selves : — 



' Monday, April 9th. Providence Green. Tried Hunsingore 

 ' plantations. Found in Ribston plantation, ran to Lang- 

 ' shaw and lost him. Found in Goldsborough Wood, ran 

 ' over Ribston Park, by the house, crossed the river 

 ' pointing to Scalliber, crossed back again and ran up 

 ' the water side to Goldsborough Mill, turned to the 

 ' right over Goldsborough Park, through the Moor, Lang- 

 'shaw, Ribston plantation, crossed the North road half 

 ' way between Walshford and the New inn, over Hopperton 

 ' bottoms, Gilstrop, up to the corner of Broadfield, turned 

 ' to the right over the hill above Whixley Hall, down to 

 'Little Ouseburn, almost to Kirby Hall, turned to the 

 ' right and ran into him in the middle of a field at Thorp 

 ' Green. Capital day.' 



'Monday, April 23rd. Escrick. Tried Gilberson's Wood and 

 ' the little coverts down to the Common Wood. Found 

 ' in the Holly Carrs, ran by the park and lost near the 



