6o HISTORY OF THE YORK AND A IN STY HUNT. 



ci'ossino^ some of their best country. Of late years they 

 have run into each other's country a good deal, but it has 

 been principally on the Ainsty side. The next day was one 

 of misadventure, and as such is certainly worthy of record. 

 It reads very like a good day spoiled by a combination of 

 circumstances, amongst which might be reckoned an unruly 

 field :— 



' Thursday, March 28th. Acaster Mill. Found and killed in 

 ' Acaster Whin. Found in Stab Wood, and the fox went 

 ' away, but they did not cast for him, not believing the 

 'persons who said they had seen him. Tried Sicklebits. 

 ' Found in the Bridge plantation, and lost directly from too 

 ' much noise. Tried the rest of the Nun Appleton coverts, 

 ' Scotland Wood, Pallethorpe, and Colton Hagg. Found 

 ' in Askham Bogs, ran to Dringhouses, over Hob Moor, 

 ' over Acomb Hills, by Mr. Jolly's farm, crossed the 

 ' Wetherby road near Knapton, by Rufforth plantations ; 

 ' crossed the road near Rufforth Mill, up to Hutton, back 

 ' by Ringle Wood, over Rufforth Moor, skirted Askham 

 ' Whin, and the fox was viewed by Askham Mill, but the 

 ' hounds were not suffered to proceed further.' 



Probably it had been discovered that they were running 

 a vixen, and it must be borne in mind that they had been 

 through quite plenty of coverts in which a change of foxes 

 could have taken place. April opened with a brilliant run : — 



'Monday, April ist. Wigginton Bar. Tried Hall Moor and 

 ' Skelton Spring. Found in Overton Wood, where the fox 

 ' crossed the river, and the hounds were stopped. Found 

 ' again in Overton Wood, ran by Court House to Bening- 

 ' brough, and lost him. Found in Court House Spring, 

 ' ran by Tollerton, past the Woodman inn to Alne Whin, 

 ' by Shires Bar up to Easingwold ; turned to the right, and 

 ' crossed the great drain by Spring FTouse, away to Hagg 

 ' Moor, over it to within two fields of Brafferton Spring, 

 ' turned to the left by Helperby, and killed him by the 

 ' water side at My ton. Two hours thirty minutes.' 



The latest record that I can find lor this season is that 

 they met at Escrick on April i8th, and had a blank day. 



