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' Tuesday, December 9th. Askham Bogs. Found in Askham 

 ' Bogs, ran to the old whin and back by Jolly's house, 

 ' and then by Askham, and lost him at Bilbrough. Tried 

 ' Steeton Whin, found in Swann's Whin, ran to Askham, 

 ' Acomb Hills, Nursery grounds, and killed him in York, 

 ' on the Mount. One hour five minutes.' 



' Saturday, December 27th. Shires Bar. Found in Alne old 

 'whin, ran up to the station, turned to the right to 

 ' Crankley, back by the old whin, crossed the road near 

 ' Shires Bar, Hawkhills, Black Woods, Stillington Whin, 

 ' over Huby Field, Huby Whin, Sutton, ran the road 

 ' and crossed the Foss below Moxby, almost to Farlington, 

 ' turned up the hill and ran into him in the open field 

 * at Sherrifii" Hutton. One hour forty five minutes. Most 

 ' capital day.' 



January was a good month, and one hard day succeeded 

 another, hounds being frequently stopped at dark. Two 

 days must serve as a specimen of the general run of sport : — - 



'Tuesday, January 27th. Red House. Tried Red House 

 ' Wood. Found in Grange Wood, ran towards Askham 

 ' Bogs, turned to the left short of Jolly's house, crossed 

 ' the Wetherby road near Knapton, straight away to the 

 ' Red Lion, crossed the road to Poppleton, Scagglethorpe, 

 ' over the great drain, skirted Red House Park, then 

 ' the wood, past Monkton church, almost to Skip Bridge 

 ' inn, over the road to within a field of Wilstrop Wood, 

 ' over Marston Moor, Hutton Thorns, leaving Hutton 

 ' Hall on the left, Ringle Wood, Askham Whin, and 

 ' turned him up in the open field half-way between the 

 ' two Askhams. One hour forty-five minutes. Most 

 ' capital run.' 



'Thursday, January 2gth. Ferrensby. Found in the whin, 

 ' ran by Spellow Hill, Nineveh, and to ground near 

 ' Grafton, bolted and killed him. Found in Flaxby covert, 

 ' ran to Goldsborough Moor and back, and away to 

 ' AUerton, to Shepherd's Wood, Nineveh, Marton, Broad- 

 ' field, Lylands, Shepherd's Wood, Allerton Park, 

 ' Hopperton coverts, Broadfield, and stopped the hounds 

 ' at Shepherd's Wood, the horses being tired.' 



