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of sport, though frost interfered a little with hunting 

 operations at times. The best run which took place during 

 the rule of the committee must conclude this chapter : — 



' Tuesday, February 22nd. Marston station. Fine and warm, 

 ' after a rather heavy fall of snow. Did not find at Deighton, 

 ' but I viewed a long fox going away from south-west 

 ' corner of Red House Wood, and we ran very fast by the 

 ' church^ and over the railway as if for Wilstrop, but ran 

 ' through small covert and straight on just about half way 

 ' between Hutton Thorns and Marston village, where he 

 ' bore a bit to his left, and ran to drain side just before 

 ' reaching Collier Hagg, where hounds turned short to the 

 ' left, and leaving Rufforth on left and Grange Wood close 

 ' on right, he ran as if for Acomb Grange, and we lost not 

 ' far from Poppleton railway bridge, b>it went to a holloa 

 ' at Knapton, but did no good. R. Parker- saw our hunted 

 'fox at Collier Hagg pointing for Angram, and it is there 

 ' where we must have got on the line of a disturbed fox. It 

 ' was a very fast fifty-five minutes up to Poppleton railway 

 ' bridge. Best run I have seen in Ainsty.' 



(i) Moor Monkton church. (2) The Hon. R. Parker. 





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