62 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



' Lylands, ran to Marton, Grafton ; turned to the right over 

 ' the York road, and ran parallel with it to Aldborough, 

 ' along- the water side to Boroughbridge, Devil's Arrows, 

 ' over Roecliffe Common field, over Staveley bottoms, and 

 ' ran into him in a stackyard near Minskip. One hour. 

 ' Very good day.' 



The best sport, however, seems to have taken place in 

 January, two days in which month would have given a 

 character to any season : — 



' Saturday, January 4th. Scriven. Found in Scotton Banks, 

 ' ran to Gates Wood, over the river to Bilton Hall, almost 

 ' to Harrogate ; turned to the left, and crossed the road 

 ' about a quarter of a mile on the Knaresborough side of 

 ' Harrogate, down to Rough Arthington (.- Rudfarlington), 

 ' over the Crimple to Rudding Park, out at the Spacey 

 ' House door, leaving the larches about half a mile on the 

 ' right, crossed the bottoms above the highest Spofforth 

 ' Hagg covert, by the old pump, almost to the Kirby drain ; 

 ' turned short back and ran a short ring on the Haggs, and 

 ' then crossed the road between Kirby and Spacey Houses, 

 ' down into Swindon bottoms, Crompton's Whin, Peter 

 ' Harland's, Clap Gate, leaving Owl Head on the right, 

 ' down to the river opposite Cartick Whin, and ran to 

 ' ground in the river bank opposite the backwater at 

 ' Harewood. One hour thirty-five minutes. Very good day.' 



' Thursday, January 30th. Wliixley. Tried Broadfield. Found 

 ' in Lylands, ran by Shepherd's Wood to Flaxby plantation, 

 ' back by Claro Hill, and killed him by the road side near 

 ' Allerton Park. Found in Flaxby plantation, ran over the 

 ' hill by Flaxby village, leaving Coneysthorpe on the right ; 

 ' over Hay Parks, by the windmill, pointing for Gibbets, 

 ' turned to the left by Mr. Dew's drain, over Knaresborough 

 'pasture to the Abbey Crag, over the water into the bottom 

 ' of Birkham ; turned to the right over the Knaresborough 

 ' and Plumpton road at the top of the hill, Rough Arthing- 

 ' ton (r Rudfarlington), skirted Bainbridge's plantations, 

 ' crossed the Harewood and Harrogate road at the top of 

 ' the hill near Pannal, almost to Pannal Crags ; up the 

 ' valley, and crossed the road near Harlow Hill, over the 



