172 The Hunting Countries of England. 



THE HUEWOUTH,^ 



Oeiginally a part of tlie famous Eaby country, the 

 Hurworth first started into independence about half a 

 century ago. The old Earl of Darlington (as distinct 

 from the subsequent Duke of Cleveland) used to range, 

 with one pack and a limited establishment of horses, 

 over a territory that included part of the present 

 North Durham, all the South Durham, Lord Zetland^s, 

 the Bedale, the Hurworth, and (missing the Bramham 

 Moor) most of the Badsworth countries. To this day 

 the Hurworth, Lord Zetland^ s, and the Bedale, continue 

 to wear the black collar of the Raby. The history of 

 the Hurworth, in a few lines, is as follows. The 

 brothers Wilkinson, of Neasham Abbey, first started 

 the separate pack — the one acting as huntsman, the 

 other as whip. The next name of note in its annals 

 is that of Mr. Frank Coates, whose fame as an amateur 

 huntsman was wide and pronounced. Some time 

 afterwards Mr. Tom Parrington — whose talent and 

 judgment on the flags are still fully recognised — carried 

 the horn for two seasons. Mr. J. Cookson of Neasham 

 (the breeder of many famous racehorses — Mincemeat, 



* See Stanford's " Hunting Map," Sheet 5, and Hobson's 

 Foxhunting Atlas. 



