1 86 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



January 2 2iicl. They came out very fresh and full of go 

 after their long rest, and again, scent serving, they had a 

 succession of good runs, the best of vi^hich came in February, 

 and the following is probably as good a day as ever was 

 seen in the Escrick country : — • 



' Saturday, February 5th. Escrick. Found a good show in the 

 ' Holly Carrs. Rattled one round for some time, and 

 ' getting away, ran up to the Hackings. Could make 

 ' nothing out there, so went back into the park and got on 

 ' our fox again, the delay in going to the Hackings being 

 ' caused by hounds getting heel-way on the line. Ran 

 ' through the Sheep Walk Plantation and up to the Riccall 

 ' and York road. Turned back into the Holly Carrs, and 

 ' after some good work, killed. Thirty minutes. Found in 

 ' Gilberson's Wood or Grey Reins, and ran fast up to the 

 ' Thicket Priory coverts. Leaving .Simpson's Wood on our 

 ' left, ran past Scruton Wood up to the back common at 

 ' Skipwith. Worked him slowly round the common with a 

 'very poor scent, but getting on better terms with him, 

 ' owing to a view, ran him back nearly to Scruton Wood, 

 ' and killed in the open. One hour's good hunting, hounds 

 ' going very fast at times, and working very well. Found 

 ' at Lacey Bottoms, and went a cracker up to Richardson's 

 'plantation ^Deighton covert), and Gold Looking. Getting 

 ' away with him (hounds chopped another fox as they went 

 ' through the covert), ran very fast, leaving Wigman Wood 

 ' on our left, up to near the York and Wheldrake road. 

 ' After a check of a moment there, hit off the line and ran 

 ' a cracker on to Wheldrake Common. Took a sharp turn 

 ' to the right through Langwith, and after running three 

 ' fields, killed him in the plantation near Wheldrake 

 ' Common, at the Brinkworth end of it. Forty-five minutes; 

 ' very fast indeed.' 



There was a week's stoppage from irost two days after, 

 this good day's sport, and then the game went on merrily, 

 and a good hunting run took place four or five days after 

 they were at work again : — 



