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Indeed, the season under notice was the one in which the 

 effects of the mange were most severely felt ; and since then 

 there has been a gradual improvement. It was, however, 

 deemed expedient to curtail the number of hunting days, 

 and towards the latter end of the season this was done. 



On Monday, January 6th, they had another good run in 

 the south-east part of the country. They met at Bubwith 

 and found in Mr. Stephenson's thorns. They got a capital 

 start with their fox and raced him over the grass for seven 

 or eight minutes, and then a lot of sheep caused a check. 

 Mr. Lycett Green made a good cast, and hounds were soon 

 at work again, running at a good holding pace by Melbourne 

 down to the Pocklington canal. Here they made a short 

 turn back past Melbourne, and ran by Storthwaite and 

 Jefferson's covert to Ellerton. Thence they swung back to 

 Melbourne, and hunted on slowly to Seaton Ross. Scent 

 now improved, and they ran at a good pace by Laytham 

 and Auo;hton to Ellerton villao;e, where the fo.\ ran the road 

 for a considerable distance and beat them. It was a very 

 good hunting run of two hours and thirty minutes. 



On January i6th a sad accident happened. Hounds met 

 at Sawley, and as they were proceeding from one covert to 

 another, Mr. David Kirk put his horse at a big, strong- 

 fence. The horse was raw and did not know his work well, 

 and the result was a fearful fall, Mr. Kirk breaking his neck. 

 Mr. Kirk, who was a bold and fine horseman, was within 

 three weeks of completing his seventy-seventh year. He 

 was much respected, and was one of the oldest members of 

 the hunt. Hounds of course were taken home immediately 

 the sad result of the accident became known. 



Perhaps the run of the season took place on February ist, 

 when hounds met at Ellerton Hall. Several coverts were 

 drawn blank, and then Mr. Lycett Green proceeJed to 

 Breighton Common. Hounds began to be 'busy' in a big- 

 rushy field about half a mile from the common, and as a 



