6o HTSTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



account of it, to picture the delight of master and man as 

 they returned home, or to guess at what their conversation 

 and mutual congratulations would be like. 



Five days later they again ran till dark, this being the 

 fourth time within three weeks hounds had been stopped 

 when darkness came on. 



On January 7th they had what was then happily of Isut 

 rare occurrence in any part of the country — a blank day. 

 It took place at Byrne, and is one of the very few blank 

 days of which I find mention in Mr. Fox's diaries. On the 

 iSth, when they met at the Boot and Shoe, they had 'one 

 ' of those remarkable long days, proving the condition of 

 'hounds, and tiring all the horses. Found at Newfield, and 

 ' ran for five hours,' changing foxes several times, and ending 

 without a kill. They had a good day at Stutton Mill on 

 the 28th, the afternoon run being one of those for which the 

 Bramham have ever been famous. A fox had stolen away, 

 and got a good start irom somewhere in the neighbourhood 

 of Heyton Wood, but Mr. Fox is not \ery explicit as to 

 where he went away from. They hunted up to him in 

 Renshaw Wood, and getting on good terms with him there, 

 they rattled him along over a good country, and finally rolled 

 him over in the garden at Hazlewood. On the following 

 day, when Mr. Fox hunted with the York and Ainsty at 

 Nidd Rock House, after a fair morning's sport they found 

 a third fox at .Scriven, and 'a boy knocked him on the head 

 ' with a stick, — inglorious end ! ' 



The following run, which, it will be noticed, took place 

 on St. Valentine's Day, was a great run, though perhaps it 

 scarcely takes rank with the run with that ' glorious fellow ' 

 from Brex Wood on Christmas E\'e. The reader may 

 judge for himself: — 



'February 14th. Beilby Grange. Found in Hetchell, ran 

 'towards Saw Woods, no scent. Second fox at Westwoods, 



