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' the right down to Wilstrop Wood, through it and crossed 

 ' the river at Skewkirk, up to Kirk Hammerton Hall, 

 ' turned short back along the water side, crossed again 

 ' and lost him near Skip Bridge. Very good scent.' 



This was a good day's sport, but it fell far short of the 

 run from Copmanthorpe Wood a month later : — 



' Tuesday, December 6th. Acaster Mill. Tried Acaster Whin 

 ' and Stub Wood and Brocket Hagg. Found in Copman- 

 ' thorpe Wood, ran by Buckle's inn, Swann's Whin, 

 'Angram, Robin Hood Wood, Arthur Snowdon's, Nova 

 ' -Scotia, the Loft, .Sunnythwaite, Walton Wood, Wighill 

 ' Grange, along the water side to Brooksbank's wall, 

 ' crossed the water to Newton, and to ground under a 

 ' stack at Tollerton village. Two hours twenty minutes. 

 ' Very good day.' 



' Thursday, January 5th. Ribston Hall. Found in Goldsborough 

 ' Wood, ran to Ribston gardens, Pikeshaw, Langshaw, 

 ' Ribston plantation, Sellcarrs, Lund House, over the 

 ' river to Matson's, Armitage plantation, Geldart's covert, 

 ' Wetherby town end, Sandbeck and Swinnow AVoods, 

 ' Mosscarrs, over Ingmanthorpe Park, Gants, Cowthorpe 

 ' Fields, over the river at Hunsingore, Sellcarrs, Cranberry 

 ' Carr, Hopperton, over the road down to Ribston 

 ' plantation, where Dan by and the body of the hounds 

 ' came up and where we viewed him. Then ran two 

 'rings round Goldsborough and Ribston and lost him.' 



'Monday, February 27th. Skelton. Tried Skelton Spring. 

 ' Found in Overton Wood, ran a ring in it and then 

 ' away by Primrose Hill to Beningbrough, over the water 

 ' to Nun Monkton, Widdington Woods, Thorp Wood, 

 ' past Thorp Green, leaving Whixley on the left, past 

 ' Allerton church, down to Flaxby covert, Claro Hill, 

 ' Coneysthorpe, over Hay Parks, and lost him near the 

 ' windmill. The other part of the hounds which had 

 ' divided at Flaxby covert ran over Goldsborough Moor 

 ' and Wood, Ribston Park, over the river to Ribston 

 ' Moor, Braham Wood, leaving SpoflForth on the left, up 

 ' the Haggs to Kirkby Overblow, where the hounds 

 ' were stopped. Most extraordinary run.' 



