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nothing that calls for particular notice ; but they had some 

 very good days in December : — 



'Tuesday, December 2nd. Red House. Found in Red House 

 ' Wood, ran by Moor Monkton, over the Nidd and crossed 

 ' back by Skip Bridge bar, back over Monkton Moor, 

 ' and killed him near Red House Wood. Found in 

 ' Askham Whin, ran by Angram, turned short back by 

 ' Parker's, Grange Wood, Jolly's farm, Acomb vvater- 

 ' works, Poppleton villa, along the water side to Poppleton, 

 ' over the river to Skelton Spring, Overton Wood, 

 ' Beningbrough, and over the water to Red House, 

 ' where the hounds were stopped.' 



' Tuesday, December 9th. Acaster. Found in Stub Wood, 

 'ran three fields and killed him. Tried Brocket Hagg, 

 ' Found in Copmanthorpe Wood, ran to Brocket Hagg. 

 ' WooUas, Brumber Wood, Appleton New Wood, Low 

 ' Acaster, Rudding Green, Woollas, Colton Brecks, Cop- 

 ' manthorpe road, and lost him near Bishopthorpe. Found 

 ' in Colton Hagg, ran to the new whin, Bilbrough Hill, 

 ' over Bilbrough Moor, Catterton Spring, and lost near 

 ' Tadcaster.' 



' Saturday, December 13th. Fairfield. Found at Fairfield, ran 

 ' to Overton Wood and lost him. Tried Overton Wood 

 ' and Skelton Spring. Found in Stockton Moor, ran by 

 ' Wigginton and Haxby parallel with the high road to 

 ' Haxby Whin, past the Scottish firs, over Suet Carrs, 

 ' leaving St. John's Well on the left, and ran him to 

 ' ground at ]\Ioxby. Forty-four minutes. Best pace 

 ' without a check.' 



They had a good day from Arkendale on the second of 

 March, finding plenty of foxes, and having a lot of hard 

 work with them ; their third fo.x, from Goldsborough Moor, 

 giving them a good deal of woodland work about Ribston 

 before they killed him in the river : — 



'Saturday, March 13th. Goldsborough Hall. Found in 

 ' Goldsborough Wood and stopped the hounds from a 

 ' vixen. Found in Goldsborough Moor, ran to the wood, 

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