90 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



'left ToUerton village on the left, went away over the 

 ' York and Easingwold road pointing for New Parks, 

 ' turned to the left, away up to Spring Wood, through 

 ' which he ran, and they pulled him down in the next 

 ' field, after as quick a thing as has been seen, without 

 ' a check. Time, thirty-five minutes. Distance from point 

 ' to point, about six miles and a half. Amongst the 

 ' number that went well was the gallant master. Sir 

 ' Charles Slingsby. This is his first season as master 

 ' of these hounds, and he led the van throughout. Mr. 

 ' Bateman, j\Ir. Robinson, Sir Warwick Moyser, Mr. Brown, 

 ' Mr. Lloyd, Mr. Batty, the huntsman, William Orvis, 

 ' who is thoroughly up to his work and a very quick 

 ' hand over a country, and rides well to his hounds, 

 ' followed. The two whips, Shepherd and Boxhall, came 

 ' next, the rest of the field widely scattered.' 



Other good runs during Sir Charles Shngsby's first 

 season are taken from Mr. York's diary : — 



'Thursday, November loth. Skip Bridge. Tried Widdington 

 ' and Nun Monkton and Thorp Woods, Shipton Rash 

 ' and Thorp Green. Found at Kirby Hall and lost him. 

 ' Tried Lylands. Found in Shepherd's Wood, ran by 

 ' Lylands, Broadfield, Little Ouseburn, Thorp Green, 

 ' Shipton Rash, and down to Widdington Wood, where 

 ' we ran till dark, but could not get hold of the fox.' 



' Thursday, February gth. Providence Green. Tried all the 

 ' Cattal coverts. Found in Ribston plantation, ran to 

 ' Langshaw, Flaxby, Hopperton, almost to Whixley, back 

 ' to Hopperton and to ground opposite the house at 

 'Allerton. Dug and killed him. Found in Flaxby 

 ' plantation, ran to Goldsborough Moor, Langshaw, 

 ' Ribston Park, Walshford, Hunsingore, back over Walsh- 

 ' ford Bridge, Matson's, Geldart's coverts, Ingmanthorpe 

 ' Whin, Sandbeck Wood, and stopped the hounds near 

 ' Swinnow.' 



'Tuesday, February 21st. Red House. Tried Red House 

 'Wood and Hessay Whin. Found in Grange Wood, 

 ' ran to Rufforth and lost him. Found in .Swann's Whin, 

 ' ran to Grange Wood and lost him. Found in Askham 



