1 78 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



whilst three days after that they had a run in which the 

 bitches distinguished themselves. They found in Thorpe 

 Green and ran hard for an hour, a ringing kind ot run, 

 and killed in a small spinney near Widdington Wood, the 

 hounds scratching him out oi a small rabbit burrow in 

 which he had taken shelter. 



There was a fair average of sport to the end of the 

 year, and on St. Stephen's day, they had one ot those 

 provoking occurrences which crop up at times to the 

 disappointment of all concerned. They met at Marston 

 station, the morning thick with fog. However, they made 

 a start, and found at once in Red House Wood a straight 

 necked fox, who went away without pressing. The fog, 

 however, was so thick, that hounds had to be stopped at 

 Deighton plantation, and this on the best scenting day they 

 had had so far. 



The new year began well, and January was a good 

 month, two eood runs in which must be oiven: — 



'Tuesday, January ist. Drew Nun Appleton coverts blank. 

 ' Found in Willow Bed at Bolton Percy, ran to Oxton 

 ' Hall, through the park to Catterton, from there he made 

 ' to Bilbrough, but turning short of Bilbrough Whin he 

 ' came to Steeton, as if for Pallethorpe, but turned short 

 ' after crossing drain and ran through Oxton Park again 

 ' to Shire Oaks, and we ran him to ground at Bilton in 

 ' main earths. One hour, forty-five minutes, running all 

 ' the time, and a very good run. 



' Thursday, January loth. Ripley Castle. Drew Ripley coverts 

 ' blank. Went to Scotton Banks. A fox was seen, but 

 ' hounds could not own to it. Went to Coney Gorse. A 

 ' fox was seen between there and Cote Gill, through which 

 ' she ran to Gibbet's Wood, over the hill, and we checked 

 ' on the other side of the railway, where she lay down, 

 ' but jumped up close to the hounds, and they ran her 

 'very fast for about ten minutes, through Lofthouse Whin, 

 ' where she made by Spellow Hill, through Gratton Whin, 



