78 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



Mr. H. Willoughby, Mr. York and Captain Yorke. At that 

 time Sir Tatton Sykes was hunting what is now Lord 

 Middleton's country, from the i<ennels at Eddlethorpe, and 

 carried the horn for six years longer, when he was succeeded 

 by Mr. H. Willoughby, afterwards Lord Middleton. 



1 he carlii St record of sport under Mr. Batcman's rule 

 which comes to hand is of a September morning, at Askham 

 Whin, where we read, they 'found a litter of cubs, and killed 

 one.' They also had a good morning amongst the cubs at 

 Brafferton on the 27th ; and the following month began with 

 such a day as would gladden the heart of any master of 

 hounds, for it showed what good stuff there was in the 

 kennel :^ 



Thursday, October 2nd. Ribston Plall. Tried Langshavv. 

 ' Found in Ribston plantation, ran a ring by Langsliaw 

 ' and back, then away over Ribston Park, Goldsborough 

 ' Moor, Pikershaw, Langshaw, Ribston plantation, up to 

 'the North road. Turned to the right to Walshford, 

 ' Hunsingore, Lund House, over the river by Cowthorpe 

 ' town end, over Cowthorpe Field, down to Ingmanthorpe 

 ' Willow garth, ran him very hard in it for some time, 

 ' and into a hole under a bridge, where the hounds 

 ' scratched him out and killed him.' 



From November iSth to the sgtli there seems to have 

 been a stoppage from frost, but on the latter day they had 

 some very good sport : — 



' Thursday, November 29th. Copgrove. Tried the covert near 

 ' the kennel, found opposite the house, ran by Burton 

 ' Leonard, Iredale Wood, Stainley Quarries, Brearton, 

 ' .Scotton, and lost him at Coneygarths. Found in 

 ' Farnham Mires, ran to the Warren, Copgrove, Burton 

 ' Leonard, Stainly Quarries, Brearton, and lost him at 

 ' the Mires. Very beautiful hunting.' 



On December 9th they killed a fox in the streets of 

 York, or rather on the outskirts of York, for the Mount 

 was not built up in 1845 as it is now: — 



