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mastership came to a close on March 26th, when hounds 

 met at Copgrove and had a fair day's sport for the time 

 of year, kilHng a brace of foxes. 



Captain Brocklehurst was succeeded by Colonel York, 

 whose reign was all too short. The new Master kept 

 Gillson as huntsman, and during the short time that he 

 held the reins of office, he showed that the hounds were 

 once more in good liands. Of his cub-hunting there is no 

 account forthcoming, but from Captain Brocklehurst's diary 

 I have been able to gather a little information about the 

 sport after the regular season commenced on November 

 2nd. The season opened at Hawk Hills, but they had not 

 a very good day's sport, though hounds ran hard at night 

 and had to be stopped in the dark. The best day of 

 which there is a record took place early in December : — 



' Saturday, December 5th. Thirkleby Park. Found a dead fox 

 ' trapped inThirkleby Whin. Ran into another in a few fields 

 ' which had also been trapped. Found a brace in covert 

 ' close to Thirkleby House, and ran by Bagby mill, through 

 ' Balk to Hood Hill, and over the Hambleton Plain straight 

 ' to Duncombe Park, in the middle of which they ran into 

 ' him in the open, about a quarter of a mile from the house. 

 ' An hour and forty minutes, and nine-mile point. After 

 ' Hood Hill we saw our fox several times just in front of 

 ' hounds ; he just ran through a bit of the top end of Wass 

 ' Bank, and came out about a hundred yards in front of 

 ' hounds. A very fine run.' 



Colonel York had been ill for some weeks, and on the 

 Monday following this good run he died, much regretted. 

 He was a good sportsman, but during his short mastership 

 he had little opportunity of showing his ability as a master 

 of hounds in the field. After his death the country carried 

 on the hounds to the end of the season, a committee 

 consisting of Lord Wenlock, Captain Slingsby, and Captain 

 Brocklehurst managing. There was quite a good average 



