146 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



'Tuesday, i6th September. Red House. Lots of foxes. Poor 

 ' scent. Killed one in Skip Bridge. Dogs. All did well 

 ' but Pirate, Falstaff, Fanatic. Drafted these.' 



They had a useful day's cub-hunting in the Tuesday 

 country on the 23rd, when they were at Rufforth. There 

 was only an old fo.\ at Rufforth Whin, but in Grange 

 Wood there were several foxes, and after a lot of work 

 they ran one to ground, bolted, and killed him. This was 

 a famous day for the dog pack, and no doubt they profited 

 considerably by it. 



Notwithstanding all the difficulties which had to be 

 contended with in the shape of bad scenting days, the record 

 for September was a good one, for they killed ten-and-a- 

 half brace in the fifteen days that they were out. 



October began well, for they got hold of two brace in 

 the first three days, and besides had a very nice gallop to 

 ground from Hay Park. During the middle and latter 

 part of the month some good runs took place: — 



'Tuesday, 14th October. Nun Appleton. Plenty of foxes. 

 ' Ran one to ground near river from Sickle Pit. Found 

 ' in Stub Wood, short ring to ground in wood. On to 

 ' Colton, went away as if for Bilbrough, round by Colton 

 ' House, down to Askham'Bogs, which he would not have, 

 ' and we lost him or he went to ground in a turnip field 

 'near Holiday's farm. Good gallop, thirty minute.s. 

 ' Waterford, etc., out. Carnival, Vulcan, Cardinal.' 



'Saturday, i8th. Fawdington Whin. One old fox, one cub in, 

 ' killed the cub. Went on to Clark's Wood, found a good 

 ' show. No scent. On to Galway's, found, away to 

 ' BrafFerton. Hounds divided, some went away for Hel- 

 ' perby, saw no more of them. Whips no use. Came 

 ' home by the 5-49 train. Did not get to the kennel till 

 ' 8 p.m.' 



'Monday, 27th. Hawk Hills. Killed a cub after some good 

 ' work. Found an old fox in Stillington, had a capital 



