EARLY HISTORY OF THE HUNT. 59 



' as he was considered to be gone too long. Tried 

 ' the Nun Monkton coverts, Widdington Rash and Thorp 

 ' Woods. Found in the plantation near Thorp Green, 

 ' ran to Green Hammerton, then turned back nearly to 

 ' Thorp Green, up the hill to Whixley, Gilstrop, Hopperton, 

 ' crossed the North road near the New inn, down to 

 ' Green Dick, Goldsborough Moor, Goldsborough Wood, 

 ' Ribston Hall, along the water side, all the way skirting 

 ' Goldsborough field, past Scruton's Mill, over Hay Parks, 

 ' crossed the road near Scriven Bar, over Scriven Park, 

 ' over Scotton j\Ioor, turned to the left to the banks, 

 ' crossed the water into Bilton Banks, out of the high 

 ' end of the covert and away along the brook side at 

 ' the back of Bilton, up to the road between Harrogate 

 ' and Killinghal], where the hounds were stopped, as the 

 ' fox was seen to go into Birk Crag ten minutes before 

 ' the hounds.' 



' Thursday, March 14th. Kirk Hammerton. Tried Old Thorn- 

 ' ville Willow garth. Found in Hunsingore plantation, ran 

 'to Walshford and along the river side to Hunsingore 

 'Mill, Cattal, Old Thornville Willow garth, Kirk Ham- 

 ' merton ; turned back by Providence Green, Gilstrop, 

 ' Hopperton, crossed the road between Walshford and the 

 ' New inn, down to Ribston plantation, through it, and 

 ' away over Ribston Park ; over the wooden bridge by 

 ' Ribston village, straight away to Braham Wood, Braham 

 ' Hall, along the bottoms to SpofForth ; crossed the Crimple 

 'by Spofforth Mill, Spofforth Castle, over the Haggs, 

 ' leaving Aketon on the right, over Rudding Park, Follifoot 

 ' side, and killed him by the brook side between Spacey 

 ' House Whin and Bainbridge's. Two hours ten minutes ; 

 ' most capital run.' 



It is not a little curious that at a time when many 

 excellent runs which the Bramham Moor hounds had on the 

 Ainsty side of their country during the early part of the 

 century finished in or were run over much of the neighbouring 

 York and Ainsty country, on the other side of the country 

 the York and Ainsty were continually running over the Bram- 

 ham Moor. borders, as was the case in the last run recorded, 



