CHAPTER VIII. 

 The Rule of Mr. E. Lvcett Green. 



1886-87. — With the end of the season 1885-86 the Committee 

 which had managed the hunt after the death of Colonel York 

 went out of office, and Mr. E. Lycett Green was appointed 

 Master, the services of Gillson being still retained as huntsman. 

 The year 1886 was not a very early one, and it was not until 

 September was well advanced that the new Master was able 

 to take the field. On the 1 7th of that month a start was 

 made at Rufforth W^hin, and a good start it was, for there 

 was a good show of foxes, and hounds killed a brace. The 

 cub-hunting season was a successful one, fo.xes turning up 

 well all over the country, and hounds accounted for twenty- 

 three brace, nineteen brace of which they killed, before they 

 had their opening day at Hawk Hills on Monday, November 

 1st. The opening day was only a moderate one, for though 

 there were plenty of fo.xes scent was wretched, and little 

 could be done with any of them. 



There was soon to be a change for the better, and in 

 November and the early days in December they showed 

 excellent sport. On December i6th frost set in and lasted 

 for five weeks, hounds not being out of the kennel again till 



