96 HISTORY OF THE YORK AND A IN STY HUNT. 



James Brown, Esq., M.P., Copgrove. As a country gentle- 

 man, landlord, and a preserver of foxes, he is one of the 

 ornaments of his class ; and this covert has been drawn 

 eigliteen times during the season, and al'ivays held ofje or more 

 foxes.) From Walkingham Warren, reynard being hardly 

 pressed, broke away to the west in a direction for South 

 Stainley, but being headed, doubled, ran eastward via 

 Copgrove, bearing for Staveley; skirted Staveley Carrs, 

 and made for the river Ure opposite Newby Hall ; finding 

 it much swollen, he bent east towards Boroughbridge, 

 rather slow over the heavy fallows, but scent good, and 

 onward they pursued him ; the Boroughbridge road was 

 crossed near Roecliffe, where there is more grass land. 

 Those who had any steam left in their horses were obliged 

 to put it on, for the pace was increased, and Fallacy, 

 heading the lady pack a few lengtlis, drove the varmint 

 before her at railway speed. Oh, Fallacy, Fallacy ! what 

 a libel is thy name, for never hound ran more true to the 

 line of a fox ! On nearing Copgrove, and in view of those 

 who were forward, for nearly a mile Fallacy coursing poor 

 reynard like a greyhound within a yard of his brush, fore- 

 told his speedy death. Within a mile of the place from 

 whence he came, he was pulled down in the centre of a 

 large field of wheat. The baronet and his men were 

 where they alwavs are at the finish. The field were also 

 well up, including a certain "fair ladye" who graces the 

 Thursday meets, and whose management of her noble 

 steed is the admiration of those who have the opportunity 

 of seeing her. Time, one hour and twenty minutes, almost 

 without check. Distance, eleven to twelve miles, and 

 ground very heavy ' 



It is to be regretted that this correspondent, who does 

 not give his name did not take the trouble to preserve some 

 more records of this fine season. The run which he relates 

 was a fine one for the time of year, or for the matter of that, 

 for any time ; for though it was a ring, it was a very wide 

 one, and over a fine and varied country. 



Of the following season there is no account worth 

 naming, and of the sport little remains on record ; but they 



