56 HISTORY OF THE BRAAIHAM MOOR HUNT. 



' Patefield, Saxton Carr. Nearly caught him on the island 

 ' in Scarthingwell Park, went away a great pace to Ulleskelf, 

 ' crossed the river, hunted with a cold scent nearly to 

 ' Copmanthorpe.' 



January was a capital month, one orood run followino- 

 another. From Grey Stone Whin, on the 4th, they had a 

 sportino' run of three hours, losing a stout and game fox 

 on the banks of the river at Arthington ; and on the 6th, 

 a clipping hour and forty minutes from the Punch Bowl, over 

 Spoftorth Hagg, by Bramham and Birkham, and across the 

 river opposite Goldsborough, and over the river again, and 

 by Plompton Rocks, ending with a kill on the Knaresborough 

 road. Gave the hard riders something to talk about, as up 

 to Birkham Wood, for the first forty minutes, the pace had 

 been a cracker. On the nth, they had a good day, the 

 cream of which was a gallop from a hedgerow, near the 

 Tadcaster and Leeds road, through Tadcaster town, where 

 they crossed the river above Brooksbank's Bridge, and by 

 Shire Oaks, killing in Angram bottoms, just below Healaugh. 



The month wound up well, as it had begun well, and 

 perhaps the best day was the following one : — 



'January 29th. Cross Roads, Bramham. Found in lleyton 

 ' Wood ; ran some time in covert, and killed. .Second fox. 

 ' at Becca ; ran a very sharp burst by Kiddal Lane, 

 ' Whittle Car, Bramham Park, skirted Blackfen and the 

 ' open Raikes, away over the north road tunnel ; turned 

 ' to the right into Hazlewood, and lost in Heyton Wood. 

 ' Twenty-three minutes. Found third fox at Renshaw ; 

 ' went away to Towton village, turned to the right, nearly 

 ' back to Renshaw, back to the left to Scarthingwell 

 ' Park, out towards .Sherburn ; round by Saxton, Renshaw, 

 ' Grimston Hills, and killed near Towton Spring. An hour 

 'and twenty minutes' hard and good work.' 



On the I 2th of the following month, thc\' had a wonderful 



