2i6 HISTORY OF 7 HE YORK AND AINSTY HUNT. 



about in all directions, in Overton Wood. They settled 

 down with one and ran him smart'y to Newton, where they 

 marked him to ground. They soon got on the line of 

 another fox and ran him sharply down to the Poppleton 

 railway-bridge, where they checked. The fox had crossed 

 the bridge, and as soon as hounds were held over it they 

 began to run hard again, and were finally stopped at 

 Poppleton village in the dark. 



The good sport which was shown in the later days of 

 January did not continue in the following month. Dry 

 winds prevailed during the early part of the month, and 

 scent was only moderate. On the 13th they had a sporting 

 fifty minutes from New Parks, and on the following day 

 they had a very good hunting run of an hour and forty 

 minutes in the Ainsty, finding their fox in the open between 

 Stub Wood and Brocket Hao-o-, and running; \\\x.o him close 

 to Brocket Hagg after a ringing run, the first half of which 

 was distinguished by some very fine hound woric, whilst the 

 last forty minutes was quick enough for anyone. The 

 weather continued to be changeable during February, and 

 ' hail, rain, snow and vapour ' succeeded each other, whilst 

 every now and again there was frost, but not sufficient to 

 stop hunting. Early in March there were a couple of very 

 good days. On the 6th they met at Strensall. They found 

 at once in Low Suet Carr, and ran hard for half an hour to 

 Sheriff Hutton bridge. Here they checked, and when they 

 hit off the line again scent had changed for the worse. 

 They hunted very prettily for another hour and finally lost 

 their fox not far from Whenby. They found again in a field 

 close to Haxby Whin, and after a brilliant gallop of thirty 

 minutes, marked their fox to ground on Strensall Common. 

 On the following day they had a smart gallop from Askham 

 Whin, finally losing their fox not far from Marston station. 

 The season was brought to a close on Thursday, March 30th, 



