THE RULE OE Mr. GEORGE LANE EOX. 39 



from Deighton Spring to \\'alton village, where the run 

 practically ended, they found again in Cocked Hat Whin, 

 and ran on to Plompton Rocks, where they changed, and 

 hunted till dark without getting hold of a fox. On the iith 

 they had another hunt till dark, of which the following is 

 the account : — 



'December iith. Stockeld Lodges. Stockeld and Woodhall 

 ' blank. Found at Swindon Wood, went away up the hill 

 ' to Kirkby, down into the Punch Bowl, up again across 

 ' Spofforth Hagg, through Stockeld Park to Linton village. 

 ' Fifty-five minutes ; very pretty. Fox doubled under the 

 'river bank, causing a long check. Hit him off to Wood- 

 ' hall, Devonshire Whin ; left off in the dark.' 



On the 13th they met at Arthington, and after a couple 

 of bursts, in both of which they killed their fox, they found 

 in the Pleasure Grounds, and were again beaten by the 

 dark. Two days later they met at Stutton Mill, where they 

 ' killed a fox in the garden at Grimston, to please Lord 

 ' Londesborough.' 



The run of the season, certainly the best run that the 

 early part of it could boast, took place on Christmas Eve : — ■ 



' December J4th. Gateforth. Found on the Common, ran a 

 'pretty thing near to Selby town. Our second fox was a 

 ' glorious fellow. Went away from Rrex Wood to Milford 

 ' Woods, skirting the covert, ran nearly to the back of the 

 ' village, crossed the railroad, went very near Rither Woods, 

 ' turned to the left up to Church Fenton, to Ulleskelf, along 

 ' the meadows to Grimston Park, through the shrubbery 

 ' at the back of the stables, down into the meadows, and 

 ' crossed the river ; went through Oxton, and killed him 

 ' near the side bar from the turnpike road. One hour and 

 'forty-five minutes; a splendid run.' 



What a line and what a run that was ! And it does not 

 require a very vivid imagination, after reading the Squire's 



