THE RULE OF Mr. E. LYCETT GREEN. 193 



' Tuesday, December 4th. Marston station. Good holding 

 ' scent, day fine, wind south-west, glass rising. Found at 

 ' Skip Bridge Whin, and after running round the covert, 

 ' killed inside. Found at Red House Wood, and ran a 

 ' ring round the Deighton side, back to the river, up to near 

 ' Nun Monkton Ferry, when the fox turned into Red House 

 ' Wood ; got away a second time, ran up by the river side, 

 ' worked slowly up to Poppleton plantations, and crossed 

 ' Poppleton Green lane. A fox jumped up in front of 

 ' hounds, and they ran him nicely to Poppleton railway 

 ' bridge ; crossed the railway there, and ran into Rufforth 

 'Whin; got away immediately (some hounds sounded as 

 ' if they had got hold of a fox at the same time as the body 

 ' brought the line out), and turning a bit to the left and 

 ' then slightly to the right, ran over York and Rufforth 

 ' road, leaving Grange Wood on the right ; ran up to 

 ' Clapper earths, on over Acomb and Askham road ; turned 

 ' short to the right, and rolled the fox over, dead beat, in 

 ' Wilson (the huntsman's) garden at the kennels. Time, 

 ' forty minutes from Red House Wood ; good hunting. 

 ' Found at Askham Bogs. Ran over York and Tadcaster 

 ' road, leaving Bond Hill Ash on our left, Bishopthorpe 

 ' village also ; turned to the right over the Copmanthorpe 

 ' drain twice, and pointed as if for Acaster plantations ; 

 ' turned short back to the right, recrossed the drain and 

 ' Acaster road, ran straight on to below Bond Hill Ash, 

 ' and to ground. Time, twenty minutes; a nice little gallop. 

 ' Drew the Askham end of the Bog blank. Found at 

 ' Askham Whin, and ran to near Askham Hall ; checked, 

 ' hit off line on Collier Hagg side of the whin ; ran towards 

 ' the Hagg, turned short to the right, went close to the 

 ' covert and ran up to the Askham and Rufforth and 

 'Askham lane; two lines; the body went on with theirs 

 ' up to near Askham Whin ; Wilson stopped them in the 

 ' park, it being late ; six couples took a line towards 

 ' Rufforth. Time, about forty minutes.' 



'Saturday, December 22nd. Melbourne. Scent good, day fine, 

 ' glass rising. All Melbourne coverts blank; Thicket Priory 

 ' Whin blank. A fox going away from Simpson's just as 

 ' we were going to put into it ; got a flying start with him. 

 ' Ran fast up to Wheldrake and Escrick road, across it 



