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On the next day they also had good sport. The fixture 

 was Wetherby Grange, and after killing a brace of cubs in 

 Langwith they went to Keswick Ox Close, and after some 

 hard work in covert they got a fox away by the river side, 

 and killed him in the open. Another good litter in School 

 House Whin afforded them plenty of occupation, and after 

 running a fox to ground in the covert, they rattled one along 

 to Harewood, ran him over the park, and killed him in 

 Simpson's ride. 



The weather remained open, and throughout November 

 hounds showed good sport. They had a fair day on the 

 first, when they met at Bramham Park, killing their first fox 

 in the Raikes. Then they found in Blackfen, and ran hard 

 by Tolston and the Beehive to Newton Kyme and over the 

 river, and hounds were stopped. A third fox was found in 

 Hallowell Lees, and took them to Bowcliffe, where he beat 

 them, and a fourth was killed in the gardens at Bramham. 

 At Lotherton, on the 4th, they had a fair day, killing their 

 afternoon fox after a sharp burst from Saw Woods. On the 

 8th from Becca, and on the 15th from Peckfield Bar, they 

 had good runs, and accounted for their foxes by running 

 them on both days. 



'November 17th. Wighill village. Found at Shire Oaks. 

 ' Away, left Tadcaster on the right, Catterton on the left, 

 ' ran parallel with the York road to Wild Man, turned to 

 ' the left through Bilbrough AVhin, again made his point, 

 ' ran forward over Bilbrough Hill, cros.sed the York road, 

 ' ran through Colton Hagg, and killed two fields beyond 

 ' Copmanthorpe Wood. One hour and twenty minutes. 

 ' Found in Walton Wood. Ran hard in covert, and killed. 

 ' A good day's sport.' 



Smith describes the run from Shire Oaks to Copmanthorpe 

 as ' a good sporting run,' and remarks that it was an excellent 

 day for hounds. The next day there was a very sharp frost. 



