174 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



■'where we killed him. G. Leatham, on Jorrocks, got a 

 ' nasty fall ; Bates, Mrs. Wardle, Monro, went well. Having 

 ' had enough of Bogs foxes, who, owing to the wind, dared 

 ' not go the good line towards Grange Wood, we trotted 

 ' straight off towards Harewood's Whin ; blank. Grange 

 ' Wood, blank. Swann's Whin, found. Away towards 

 ' Collier Hagg. Young hounds pushed on to the Hagg, 

 ' Blameless having g'one on through Angram, with fox. 

 ' Soon set this mistake straight, though we never caught 

 ' her till Healaugh village. Here we got on fair terms with 

 ' our fox, raced him past Fairy Carr, Clayton earths, past 

 ' east end of Marston Whin, nearly to Tockwith ; bent to 

 ' our left back by Bilton Hall, through wood, and missed 

 ' him in Nova Scotia owing to fresh scents of disturbed 

 ' foxes. Good day's sport ; ground very deep ; horses all 

 ' done ; Telford, &c., all going well.' 



Two days later came more frost, and hounds were confined 

 to the kennel till February 27th, when they met at Stourton, 

 and though there was still a orood deal of snow about, they 

 had a very satisfactory day, killing a leash of foxes. In the 

 beginning of the following month they had one of the best 

 days of the season, the country and the sport being all that 

 could be wished : — 



' Monday, March 3rd. Strensall. Found on Common. Away 

 'over Foss to raihvav, along line side to Flaxton station, 

 ' turned to the left, leaving .Stittenham Wood on left, 

 ' through Foston, and lost at Barton Hill. Fine run. 

 ' Grimston carried me well. Back to .Sutton Whin. Found. 

 ' Away fast, as if for Strensall, turned over the Foss, up 

 'through Sheriff Hutton Park to Stittenham Wood corner; 

 ' here he was headed, turned over the Carrs, and we pulled 

 ' him down at foot of hill. Fifty minutes' good work. The 

 ' second run, W. Smith, Swann, Lascelles, and others were 

 ' thrown out by Foss, but caught them at a check by 

 ' Stittenham Wood, caused by Telford jumping into the 

 ' pack at a road. Soon put it right. The ditches on the 

 ' Carrs were very deep and broad. -Shepherd carried me 

 ' well. Lee, of Gardham, and Botterill, of Holderness, 

 ' were out, and went well. A very good day's sport.' 



