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HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



map is as near as possible eight miles, and the time 

 occupied exactly forty. five minutes ; that will prove, 

 v^rith a stiff deep country to cross, that there was but 

 little loitering. Our fox was a real straight-backed 

 good one; for though he passed within a short distance 

 ot Knapton Whin and another covert, he disdained to 

 turn from his line for either. This I attribute in some 

 measure to his getting a really fair start. There is no 

 doubt that, had the order to whip off not been given, 

 he must have died before going much further. 



' Of course, with all the bruisers, or nearly all, of 

 two different hunts, and a strong contingent from almost 

 every pack in Yorkshire thrown in, there was a little 

 cutting down ; but I can only say that each party met 

 foemen worthy of their steel. Perhaps from their horses 

 being more up to the blind ditches (they don't farm so 

 well here as in Holderness), had one taken an average 

 number of the best men of each lot, the hats of the 

 Yorkites would have commanded a trifle the best price 

 as they returned ; but the hatters from here to Hull 

 must have a brisk time of it for the next few days, I 

 am certain. All jealousy with ladies is, of course, out 

 of the question, and I may say that the Misses Hall went 

 brilliantly throughout, and Miss Frances' brown horse, 

 Braggadocio, performed a merveiUc with her. Mr. Hall 

 was again on my favourite Stomach Ache, and, as he 

 always is, despite his weight, in a good place throughout. 



' In conclusion, I may say that the Ainsty is one of the 

 finest hunting countries in the world, and the Holderness 

 hounds in every way worthy to contend with its game 

 foxes; and, should they ever visit it again, may i be 

 there to see. H. H.' 



Mr. Robinson's and Mr. Lloyd's horses were sold on 

 Thursday, March 4th, and the space in front of the Club, 

 in Blake street, where the horses were then sold, was so 

 crowded that those who were on foot had small chance of 

 seeing what was going on unless they had come early and 

 never left their point of vantage. The reputation of the 

 studs brought a representative gathering of hunting men 



