FOX-HUNTING 



as it was thought he must fall and be killed when 

 he tried to get down, he was dislodged. He dropped 

 a distance of forty-four feet, falling on his nose 

 and chest, but stood up before hounds for two 

 miles before they killed him. 



When we consider how closely the country is 

 hunted, it is not wonderful that packs should 

 occasionally clash. On 3rd April 1877 Lord Galway's, 

 on their way to draw Maltby Wood, after a 

 morning run, hit oflF the line of a fox: he showed 

 signs of being beaten, and they killed him after 

 a comparatively short burst. While breaking him 

 up Lord Fitzwilliam's hounds came up : Lord 

 Galway's had *cut in' and killed the fox they 

 were hunting. 



The average weight of the fox is put at from 

 11 to 14 lbs. : of a vixen, 9 to 12 lbs. All the 

 heaviest foxes recorded have been fell foxes : the 

 biggest actually weighed was killed by the UUswater 

 on Cross Fell Range : 23 lbs., four feet four inches 

 from tip to tip : date not given. In March 1874 

 Mr. F. Chapman weighed alive a bagman turned 

 out at Palmer Flat, Aysgarth, Yorkshire, 21 lbs. 

 On 13th December 1877 the Melbrake killed two 

 foxes, 20i and 18i lbs. On 4th January 1878 the 

 Sinnington killed a 19i lb. fox. The fox that 

 was too heavy for 20 lb. scale but was estimated 

 to w^eigh 26 lbs., must be regretfully omitted from 

 the list. 



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