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' to join the front ranks. The fox from this point ran a 

 ' ring back to the Whin, and got to ground in a rabbit-hole. 

 ' Sir George, thinking it might injure the covert to have 

 ' the fox dug out, decided to draw off the hounds ; but the 

 ' hounds had their triumph, nevertheless (saving the masti- 

 ' cation), for, on the earth being subsequently opened to 

 ' allow the fox to escape, he was found dead at the mouth 

 ' of it. Found again in the brick^'ard (over at Sessay 

 ' station), but storms coming on, could do very little with 

 ' him. Found again at Sessay Wood. Ran him at a 

 ' tremendous pace up to Brafferton Moor, where the scent 

 ' entirely changed, and Sir George ordered the hounds 

 ' home. 



'This closed the year 187 1 with the York and Ainsty, 

 ' and a finer week's sport has never been enjoyed either 

 ' in Yorkshire or in any other county.' 



At the end of his third season Sir George Wombwell 

 resigned, and he was succeeded by the Hon. Egremont 

 Lascelles, who was well fitted for the post, having had 

 a "ood trainino- when his father was at the head of affairs 

 in the Bramham Moor hunt. The stables had got into 

 rather a dilapidated condition, at any rate improvements 

 were necessary, and Mr. Lascelles at once built new ones, 

 makinsf another of those masters, of whom there have 

 been so many, who have spent their money freely in 

 improving the kennels and its surroundings. He kept 

 Squires on and shewed excellent sport. 



His only season began on September 6th, at Lylands, 

 where they found a fair show of cubs, and, notwithstanding 

 the bad scent, they killed. It was not long before Squires 

 shewed what he was made of, for on the 24th they had 

 a very hard day in Askham Whin, killing a leash of 

 foxes, no small feat to do in that thick covert, especially 

 when there was a soaking rain to contend with. It was, 

 however, an unlucky season for poor Squires, who was to 

 lose his life before it closed, and who began early on with 



