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When the rain came there was plenty of sport, and a 

 fortnight later they had a good day's sport in the same 

 country. The fixture was Hawk Hills, and they found at 

 once in the far Old Wood. The fox went away like a shot, 

 and as the wind was against the bulk of the field, but few 

 got away on anything like terms with hounds. The pace 

 was a cracker to New Parks, and there they checked ; and 

 as Mr. Lycett Green had to go round to avoid some wire, 

 some little time was lost, and they did no more good with 

 this fox. There was another on foot as soon as they were 

 fairly in the New Parks coverts, and they ran hard for 

 twenty-eight minutes, marking their fo.x to ground in a 

 culvert between Shires House and Hawk Hills. Later in the 

 day, when drawing St. John's Well plantation, Mr. Lycett 

 Green's horse went up to the shoulder in a rabbit-hole, 

 with the result that he lamed his ankle, and was unable to 

 hunt for some weeks. 



In the absence of the Master and Gray the duty of 

 hunting hounds devolved upon Harry Chandler, who shaped 

 well, and showed good sport, his best run probably being 

 from Court House Wood, over the Ouse, by Red House 

 Wood, and across the Nidd to Nun Monkton, where they 

 killed. 



The weather was threatening in the later days of 

 November and the beginning of December, but there was 

 no stoppage to speak of On November 30th Mr. Lycett 

 Green again resumed the horn, and there was a succession 

 of good sport, which culminated with the Melbourne Hall 

 day on December 23rd. This day was such an exceptional 

 one that it deserves a chapter to itself 



On St. Stephen's day the fixture was the kennels, and a 

 footman's day was enjoyed by the large crowds of holiday- 

 makers from York, who, it should be said, behaved admirably. 

 A smart gallop from Grange Wood to Hutton Thorns, where 



