2 24 HISTORY OF THE YORK: AND A IN STY HUNT. 



' in New Parks. Found in Sutton end of New Parks, ran 

 ' through Dodholme Wood, and back into New Parks, and 

 'killed. Skelton Spring blank. Found in Overton, ran up 

 ' to York and Newton road, crossed it, turned to the right, 

 ' took a line up to Josey Wood, checked, got on the line, 

 •* ran past Court House, leaving that on the left, up to Cross 

 ' lanes ; hunted slowly up to Blue Bridge Whin, and there 

 ' got up to our fox. Ran up to Hawthorn Bank and on to 

 'New Parks. Got away on the Moorlands side, and ran 

 ' up the drain side as if for Launde Farm, turned to the 

 ' left, and crossing the drain, lost on the Haxby and 

 ' Moorlands drain between Plainville and Haxby. About 

 ' one hour ; hounds worked well.' 



On Friday, November 23rd, the Holderness came into 

 the York and Ainsty country by invitation, and four day.s 

 later there was a famous day's sport in the Ainsty : — 



'Tuesday, November 27th. Skip Bridge. Bitches. Day cold 

 ' and still ; glass rising. Skip Bridge Whin blank. Found 

 ' at Red House Wood, a brace. Got away and ran up to 

 ' Hagg Hill. Fox was headed here, and crossed to Moor 

 ' Monkton and Marston lane ; turned to the left, and went 

 ' over the York and Boroughbridge road and over the rail- 

 ' way, leaving Marston station just on the left ; came to a 

 ' check four fields beyond ; hit off the line, ran up to 

 ' Wilstrop Wood and touched the corner of it. Cautious 

 ' (i8go) brought the line out, and pointed as if for Wilstrop 

 ' crossing, but turned to the left, and ran up to the Tockwith 

 ' and Skewkirk lane. Leaving Skewkirk on the right, ran 

 ' up to Cattal Bridge and Tockwith road ; leaving Cattal 

 ' Bridge on the right, turned up the Cowthorpe road, and 

 'leaving the coverts on the left — -(here two couples of 

 ' hounds got forward, and the body never caught them till 

 ' Lingcroft covert at Ingmanthorpe) — took a line on from 

 ' Lingcroft into Fleetwood, and went to ground. Fifty-one 

 ' minutes ; nine-mile point. Hounds ran hard, with two 

 ' slight checks. Rufforth Whin, Grange Wood, blank. 

 ' Found on our way to draw the Bogs, ran to the left of 

 ' the kennels, and leaving Acomb Wood on the right, 

 'ran up to Backhouse's gardens; came away from there 

 ' and ran to the left of the kennels, crossed over the Acomb 



