1 68 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



On November 19th (Monday), they had a capital run 

 with their afternoon fox, finding- at Linton, and rolhng him 

 over at Myton Bridge, after a racing fifty minutes ; and on 

 Saturday the week finished well with a gallop from Osgodby 

 to Skipwith Common, ending with a kill. 



'Thursday, November 2Qth. Bishop Alonkton. Bitch pack. 

 'Carry their condition better than dogs. Terrible wet 

 ' day. Found in whin, tremendous big fox, but he soon 

 ' succumbed. On to Burton Wood, found, away up 

 ' marshes, fox laid down, got up out of some rushes, 

 'ran back to Burton, Dark Walk, on to big warren fields; 

 ' here we viewed him, but he slipped back, and we changed 

 'foxes in Copgrove garden, and did no more with him. 

 ' Scent good. On to Roecliffe Whin, found three foxes, 

 ' away with one towards river, and killed. Lawson's 

 'coverts blank. Viewed a fox on our way to Loftus, 

 ' ran him to river by back of Roecliffe village, over line 

 ' to Boroughbridge, through town on to Aldborough, where 

 ' we lost him amongst houses. Four p.m., so we rode home. 

 ' Hard day for bitches. Dairymaid and Rocket rather 

 'slack at end. Rocket a strain. A puppy followed us 

 ' home from Copgrove. Got home at 8-30 p.m.' 



' Tuesday, December 4th. Acaster. Lots of foxes in Stub 

 'Wood. Found a good one in Copmanthorpe Wood, 

 'straight to New Wood earths,. Nun Appleton, on through 

 ' Bridge plantation, Sickle Pit, Wharfe mouth, back to 

 ' keeper's house, killed in Belt. One hour, fortv minutes. 

 ' On to Colton, where we did not find.' 



' Tuesday, December 1 8th. Copmanthorpe. Fine day. Found at 

 ' once in Bog, but lost him at back of Askham Bryan. Got 

 ' on to him again near Brest's and hunted down to Colton 

 ' Hagg. Here we gave him up. On to Copmanthorpe 

 ' Wood, blank. Two foxes in Bean's Brocket, away towards 

 ' Nun Appleton, turned at Green Lane and went fast to 

 ' Acaster Malbis, viewed him at Naburn Ferry, ran him 

 ' into Dawson's Willow Garth, and killed. Away with 

 ' another fast to Copmanthorpe station, wood, to Simpson's 

 ' farm, Colton Brecks, on to Appleton village, through 

 ' village towards Holme Green, on to Green lane ; left 



