THE RULE OF Mr. E. LYCETT GREEN. 209 



sport was enjoyed till the middle of the month, when there 

 was an exceptionally good day, the best day of the season 

 so far : — 



'Monday, December 14th. Sutton-on-the-Forest. Holding 

 ' scent ; better in afternoon. Found in a hedgerow between 

 ' St. John's Well Wood and Sutton Whin. Leaving the 

 'whin to our right, ran round it, and going to the left of 

 ' Suet Carr, pointed for the Hundred Acre Farm covert. 

 ' Turned to the left, and after a slight check ran over to 

 ' the Strensall fox. covert. The fox was seen about a field 

 ' ahead of hounds. Ran down to the Foss Beck, and 

 ' turning to the right, ran over the common to the left of 

 ' the new covert at Lilling Green. Turned to the right 

 ' and came to a long check. Hit off the line of a fresh 

 ' fox and ran up to Sheriff Hutton bridge. Crossed over 

 ' it and took a line in the direction of Sheriff Hutton 

 ' village and lost. No doubt our hunted fox went to 

 'ground near the new covert at Lilling Green, two earths 

 'being open. Found in Haxby Carr, ran to Hundred 

 'Acre Farm covert and to ground six fields beyond. 

 ' Found in Haxby Whin, ran over York and Sutton road, 

 ' leaving Plainville just on our left. Turned to the right 

 ' and ran straight as if for New Parks, keeping the Huby 

 'lane on our right hand. When within two fields of New 

 ' Parks, turned to the right over the lane, and ran up to 

 ' Sutton, over the park and on to .Suet Carr. through that 

 ' covert, on to Hundred Acre Farm covert, through it and 

 ' straight away to Strensall, crossed the Foss Beck and 

 ' worked him slowly up towards .Sheriff Hutton Park. 

 ' When two fields from .Sheriff Hutton Park, fox was 

 ' headed by a dog. Hounds worked him to the right, over 

 ' the York and .Scarborough line to the right of Flaxton 

 ' station. Turned to the left, and crossing Flaxton, worked 

 ' up the lane leading to Foston Whin covert. Here they 

 ' ran into their fox dead beat in a ditch, after a good 

 ' hunting run of one hour and thirty-five minutes. Wanton 

 '(1891) made a very good hit just before we killed the fox, 

 ' taking a line by herself over the railway.' 



This was probably the run of the season. 



