58 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND A IN STY HUNT. 



' church. Tried Naburn Wood, Moreby Wood, Heron.shavv 

 ' and Bentley Woods, and the Rash below the Holly Carrs, 

 ' and little coverts below Deighton. Found at Wheldrake 

 ' Common, ran by Langwith Moor, and lost him at 

 ' Richardson's Whin.' 



The season of 1838-39 began with favourable cubbing. 

 At Hunsingore, at Red House, at Flaxby and at Acaster, 

 as well as at other places, there were cubs in plenty, and 

 hounds rendered a good account of them from the very 

 beginning of the season. On November ist they killed a 

 leash from Nun Monkton, each after a smart little run. On 

 the 15th they had a sporting run from Skelton Spring, by 

 Shipton, Hall Moor, New Parks and Plainville, to Shipton, 

 where they lost their fox ; and it is worth remarking that 

 Mr. York noticed some barley in stook during the run. As 

 the neighbourhood is not a late one, it shows pretty clearly 

 that the harvest was exceptionally bad. Sport improved in 

 December, and the following was a really good day : — 



'Tuesday, December iith. Red House. Found in Red House 

 ' Wood, ran by the park and across the drain to Hessay, 

 ' over Hessay Moor, up to Marston, over the hill and 

 ' lost near Bilton church. Thirty minutes, very sharp. 

 ' Tried Swann's Whin and Grange Wood. Found at 

 ' Askham Bogs, ran by the old whin to Grange Wood, 

 ' over Rufforth Moor to Angram, Normans, turned back 

 ' by Askham Whin to Rufforth Grange and lost near 

 ' Marston. One hour forty-five minutes.' 



They had a fair day's sport two days later from 

 Providence Green, finding plenty of foxes, one of which 

 they ran from Goldsborough Wood, over the river by 

 Birkham, and to ground at Abbey Crag. But on the whole 

 the months of December, January and February were wild 

 and stormy, and sport was only indifferent. In March, how- 

 ever, there were some good runs, three of which I give : — 



' Tuesday, March 5th. Red House. Found in Red House 

 ' Wood, ran to Monkton church and stopped the hounds, 



