I40 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



misfortune. In October he was so badly bitten in the hand 

 by Commodore, that on the following day (October 9th), he 

 suffered so severely that he could scarcely ride. On the 

 same day Mr. Lascelles states that hounds " found a bagman 

 fresh turned down, and killed him." On November 2nd, 

 when the cub-hunting was brought to a close, they had 

 a good day, but again Squires had a very bad fall, and 

 hounds went home early on account of it. 



The regular season opened on Monday, November 

 4th, at Aldwark Bridge, but they did not do much, and 

 scent served badly. They had a good day from Skelton 

 on the 1 8th, killing two brace of foxes, with one of which 

 they had a good twenty-five minutes, and with another, 

 after hunting slowly with a cold scent from Overton Wood 

 to Court House Wood, they began to race, and rolled 

 him over at the end of forty-five minutes from Court 

 House. But the best day in November is as follows : — 



'Thursday, November 28th. Buckle's inn. Threw off at 11-20, 

 ' on account of York ball. Drew Askham Whin blank, the 

 ' earths not being properly stopped. Found at Colton 

 ' Hagg. Away directly, with a good scent. Ran fast to 

 ' the railway, past Colton village, Steeton Hall, Pickering 

 ' Wood, over the road to Catterton (twenty-eight minutes), 

 'where a slight check; hunted on to Angram Bottoms, 

 ' and turned back to Shire Oaks, and back to Catterton, 

 ' Duce Wood, and Nova Scotia, where the fox was viewed 

 ' close before hounds, and they ran fast over Marston Hill 

 ' to ground in an earth on the Tockwith side of Marston 

 ' Whin. Two hours twenty minutes in all. Probably 

 ' changed foxes at Catterton.' 



' Monday, December 2nd. Sutton Hall. Drew Sutton Park 

 ' and Suet Carr blank. Found a brace in the Whin, 

 ' apparently both turned-down foxes, and from the manner 

 ' of the hounds, aniseeded. Killed one, and took the hounds 

 ' away. Stillington blank. Found a good fox at Hawk 

 ' Hills, but got a bad start with him. Ran well by Easing- 

 ' wokl, turned to the right under Crayke, back through 

 ' Stillington, left New Parks on the left nearly to Alne 



