84 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT 



'hunting about two o'clock. Old Danby, the huntsman, 

 ' looked as fresh as ever, and I understand the new whip 

 'gives every satisfaction. Wishing good sport to these 

 ' hounds, I am, yours, D.' 



Another good run took place in the early part of the 

 following" year, this time in the Tuesday country. They 

 met at Askham Bogs on February 29th, and for a wonder 

 drew the Bogs blank, a fact which was commented on as 

 'astonishing.' Chaloner Whin, a covert which no longer 

 exists, was also drawn blank, as was Colton Hagg, and then 

 they trotted off to Pallethorpe Wood. Here they found, and 

 were soon away in the open, running hard for Copmanthorpe. 

 Leaving the village on the left, they pointed for Bishopthorpe, 

 which they skirted, and ran over the Archbishop's farm to 

 Knavesmire Wood. Hounds ran hard through the wood, 

 and pointed first for Askham Bogs, but swung round to 

 Knavesmire, across which they viewed their fox. They 

 pointed for York, but turning to the right they ran over 

 Scarcroft and crossed the Bishopthorpe lane, and ran into 

 their fox on Clementhorpe Ings, about fifty yards from the 

 river Ouse. The run occupied an hour and five minutes, 

 and was over a very heavy country, and it seems scarcely 

 necessary to add that very few were up at the finish. It 

 would be over a seven-mile point, so that the computed 

 distance of ten miles would not be far from being correct. 

 A run which finished in the same place now would cause 

 a strange commotion. 



The season of 185 1-2 commenced with some good 

 cubbing. At Lylands, on October ist, they killed a brace, 

 though scent served them none too well. On the i8th they 

 had a good day at Ripley, and ten days later they had 

 another useful day, finding a good show of foxes in Steeton, 

 Pallethorpe and Nun Appleton, and getting blood after a lot 

 of hard work. In November they had some fair sport, but 



