THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LAi\E FOX. 5, 



Bramham huntsmen. The last entry in Mr. Fox's diarv for 

 this season is a characteristic one : — 



' Beilby Grange. Bad scent. Good show of bad foxes.' 



The season of 1849-50 was a long- one, and was distin- 

 guished by some excellent sport. A late start was made, at 

 any rate the first entry in the diary is dated October 22nd, 

 when it is stated that they met at Harewood, found a good 

 show of foxes, and killed one. The opening day would seem 

 to have been Monday, October 29th, when they met at 

 Rudding Park, though it is not exactly specified in the diary 

 that it was the opening day. Hounds, however, at that 

 time would seem to have commenced their season on the 

 last Monday in October. If this were the case it is likely 

 that the cub-hunting commenced fully a month sooner than 

 there is account of They had a fair day's sport at Rudding 

 Park, and a good show of foxes. At Rudding Park, 

 however, the foxes would not leave, but a smart burst of 

 eighteen minutes from the New Whin at Spofiforth Hagg 

 t(j Swindon Wood, and other thirty minutes' hard running 

 in covert, ending with blood, made up a good day for the 

 time of the year. The third week in November seems to 

 have been a remarkable one in the annals of Yorkshire 

 hunting in more ways than one, and Mr. Fox's experience 

 of two clays in it must be told in his own words : — 



'November 19th. Stockeld Park. Found a bad fox, could not 

 'kill him. Second fox from Cocked Hat Whin; away 

 'leaving Kirkby Overblow to the right, across the Punch 

 ' Bowl, through Swindon Wood, over the river below 

 ' Harewood Bridge. Left Rawdon Hill on the right, 

 'Harewood Woods on the left, pointed for Bramhope. 

 ' Turned to the right down to Otley Wood, came back 

 'along the valley, leaving Arthington Whin to his right; 

 ' turned over the hill straight to Eccup, ran by the reservoir, 

 'skirted Wigton Knowl, kept outside the woods nearly to 



