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in one day. Equally rare is it for that ubiquitous and 

 tiresome animal, the sheep-dog, to be of any assistance to 

 hounds. Time after time is it written in the diaries of 

 hunting men, 'coursed by a sheep-dog, and did no more 

 good'; so that the unique occasion when the sheep-dog 

 contributed to the overthrow of a fox deserves special mention. 

 The season went on in a satisfactory manner, one good 

 day's sport succeeding another, and many of the runs were 

 exceptionally brilliant. In the Harewood Bridge country 

 there were some splendid days, and the Ainsty side also 

 contributed its quota to the general total of good sport. 

 It is difficult indeed to select typical runs of this excellent 

 season, when nearly every day provided its good gallop. They 

 began December with a hard day from Wighill village, when, 

 after running one fox to ground, and hunting with frequent 

 changes for the rest of the day. Smith stopped them at dark. 

 On the next day they met at Cross Roads, Clifford Moor, 

 and after killing a brace, they had a clipping forty minutes 

 from Wike Whin to ground at Bardsey. Here follow a 

 couple of good days in December : — 



' December 5th. FoUifoot. Found in Bleach Ground Whin. 

 'Away, heading for Spacey House Whin, turned to the 

 ' right, ran in and out of the railroads, heading for 

 ' Spofforth, but crossed the Crimple ; ran to Birkham Wood 

 ' and Grimbold Crag, crossed the Nidd to Goldsborough 

 ' Wood, ran into stick-heap at Ribston. Fox bolted, hounds 

 ' chased him over the park and round plantations, back 

 ' past the house, over the river, and killed by themselves 

 ' in the middle of the grass ings. One hour and fifteen 

 ' minutes. Found in Deighton Spring, away leaving- Xorth 

 ' Deighton and Kirk Deighton on the right, past Ingman- 

 ' thorpe Whin, headed fur Covvthorpe Woods, turned to the 

 ' right through the Willow Garth to Duck Pond. Changed 

 'foxes, ran back through old wood to Ingmanthorpe Whin, 

 ' left Wetherby station on the right, along the railway side, 



