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' Marshall's, into Street lane, down it back to Pickering, 

 ' where we killed him. The beck so full, we had to go over 

 ' bridge. Drew Pallethorpe; found. Raced to Bolton Willow 

 ' Garth, back by Upton's house on to Oxton, where he got 

 ' to ground in the earth. Drew up coverts at Nun Appleton 

 ' blank. On to Brocket. Found. Ran hard to Stub Wood. 

 * Here Forester got away alone, and we had some dfficulty 

 ' in bringing the others up. However, we carried him over 

 ' Copmanthorpe Beck, over line at station, on to Colton, 

 ' back over line to Copmanthorpe Wood, on towards Nun 

 ' Appleton. Coming on dark, so we stopped hounds. 

 ' Hard day.' 



Then came frost on January 2nd, and thouorh they tried 

 to hunt on that day they could do no good ; and with the 

 exception of a stolen day on January 15th, they were not out 

 again until February 7th, when the dog-hounds had a bye- 

 day at Acaster, and killed a fo.x. 



' Monday, February loth. Hawk Hills. Dogs. Chopped a fox. 

 ' Another went away at same time. Wadsley, instead 

 ' of putting on the hounds, must needs throw him up for 

 'hounds, &:c., so we lost time. Laid them on at last, 

 'settled to scent after a bit, carrying him through Little 

 ' Ings Wood, then at best pace towards Crayke, round by 

 ' Brandsby side of Crayke, over the whin covert, turned to left 

 ' back to Hawk Hills House, on fast to brick-kiln near New 

 ' Parks, back to Hawk Hills, to ground in earths. Capital 

 ' run ; horses about tired. New Parks, blank. On 10 Court 

 ' House. Found brace of foxes. Got on to one that took 

 ' us by Josey W^ood, round by back of Shipton to Skelton 

 ' .Spring, on to Overton Wood, where we ran foxes till dark. 

 ' So home. Scent fair.' 



' Tuesday, February 1 8th. Copmanthorpe. Snow an inch deep. 

 ' However, by eleven it was all gone, and we put into 

 ' Askham Bogs. Found at once. Away over railway as if 

 ' for Acaster. He ran to ground, though, on farm near 

 ' Bishopthorpe. Dug, bolted, and eat him. Back to Bogs. 

 ' Found. Away fast to Acomb Woods, turned to brick- 

 ' kilns, over railway, down to Bishopthorpe Wood, through 

 ' Middlethorpe, and into Mr. Wilson's house close to York, 



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