52 HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



' the Leeds road, turned in at the door in the wall ; came 

 'up to him in Grey Stone Whin, forced him out, and raced 

 ' him round the Park nearly to the lodges, and killed him. 

 ' Two hours and thirty minutes ; the first hour and forty 

 ' minutes made an example of all the horses. No fault 

 ' could be found with the working or lasting and condition 

 'of the hounds.' 



This was indeed a wonderful run, over a bio" country 

 that takes some yetting over, and small wonder is it that 

 'the first hour and forty minutes made an e.xample of all 

 the horses.' The other run is worthy of mention here, 

 though it took place with the York and Ainsty, which pack 

 Mr. Fox frequently visited when they were within reach, 

 and his own hounds were not out. On Thursday, the 22nd, 

 they met at Copgrove, and this is what Mr. Fox had to say 

 about what took place : — 



'Curious day of bad luck. Hounds all away running well. 

 ' Field wrong side of the covert at Copgrove ; having found 

 'in Farnham Mires, checked; five couple slipped away 

 ' unobserved by the huntsman, and were not caught for 

 ' some time. Did not kill.' 



This run will probably call to the recollection of some 

 of my readers a similar occurrence which took place not 

 far from Crayke a season or two ago, when hounds slipped 

 short back after a smart burst from North Skeugh Whin, 

 and each of the two divisions which were riding parallel to 

 each other thought that the other had the hounds, and we 

 had a stern chase till we came up with them near Hawk 

 Hills. December seems to have been a capital month for 

 sport, and on the i 2th and 26th excellent runs took place : — 



'Dec. 1 2th. Church Fenton. Found in Meek Wood ; ran very 

 ' fast in the direction of Aberford Woods, turned by Little 

 'Fenton, back of Church Fenton, nearly to the river; 

 ' turned to the left through Ulleskelf. Long check, cold 



