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an unmistakeable manner, and caused great anxiety to the 

 Master and all connected with the management of the hunt. 

 Then once again did one of the hunt staff happen a 

 serious accident. The season itself, too, was one to be long 

 remembered. The fore part of it was very open, and sport 

 was of the best ; then came eight weeks of idleness, but 

 notwithstandincf the lonof frost, I am inclined to think that 

 it was one of the best seasons I ever saw with the York 

 and Ainsty. 



The cub-hunting began on Thursday, September 20th, at 

 Naburn Ferry, where they had a long, hard and disappointing 

 day, failing to get blood. After that the cub-hunting pro- 

 gressed favourably until .Saturday, October 6th, when they 

 had a most satisfactory day from Hagg Bridge. All the 

 Melbourne coverts were well supplied with foxes, and after 

 some capital work, in which the young hounds showed to 

 great advantage, they got hold of a brace. The cub-hunting 

 season was a fairly successful one, but just at the close 

 Charles Brown, the second whipper-in, was kicked by a 

 young horse, and sustained a compound fracture of the leg. 

 It was hard luck, and he missed most of his first season 

 in consequence. 



The regular season commenced on Monday, November 

 5th, at Hawk Hills, but they only had a moderate day, and 

 nothing took place worth recording. On the 13th they had a 

 nice hunting run from Askham Boys, killincr in Backhouse's 

 gardens at the end of an hour and ten minutes ; and better 

 was soon to come : — 



' Monday, November 19th. Beningbrough Dogs. Fair scent ; 

 ' glass rising ; day fine. Found at Court House Wood. 

 ' Ran fast over Newton and Cross Lanes road. Turned to 

 ' the left and ran up to Newton and ToUerton road, and 

 ' killed. Eight minutes, very fast. Got heel way on the 

 ' line of a fox from Blue Bridge Whin, and worked up to 

 'Hawthorn Bank (Blue Bridge plantations). Killed a fox 



