THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LANE FOX. 67 



Tread well took hounds out on March ist, and killed a 

 fox in Micklefield Woods, and on the following day they 

 met at Bickerton Bar, and found in Marston Whin, losing- 

 their fox at Thorpe Green, in all probability the same that 

 had shown them such a good run on January 26th. March 

 was wild and stormy, and the ground soon got dry, but fair 

 sport was occasionally had, quite up to the average for the 

 month. The season concluded on the 14th of April, when 

 they met at Arthington, and had a fair day, of which 1 

 give the account :— 



' Found in Bramhope ; ran a ring to ground in a drain ; bolted 

 'him, and hunted him very prettily by Arthington, through 

 ' Harewood to Scarcroft. A very good fox ran away from 

 'us, scent not good enough to keep near him.' 



1855-56. Good cub-hunting was experienced in this 

 season, though the ground was hard and dry ; and scent 

 was fairly good throughout. A commencement was made 

 on September 8th, and the hearts of master and huntsman 

 were gladdened by a great show of foxes all over the 

 country. Mr. Fox was laid up with a bad knee for four 

 weeks, and the first entry in his diary relates to November 

 9th, and fair sport seems to have been shown till the 30th, 

 when a run took place such as is not seen more than once 

 or twice in a man's lifetime, a run which I take leave to 

 think may rank with the famous Warwickshire run from 

 Pool Fields Osiers, the Waterloo run with the Pytchley, and 

 the Melbourne run with the York and Ainsty. No good ever 

 arises from comparing one good run with another, and it is 

 difficult to do so without some injustice. The kind of 

 country crossed, the day, and many things, have to be taken 

 into consideration, and so I do not intend to make any 

 comparison, leaving my reader to do that for himself But 

 I think he will allow that I am rioht in claiminof for this 

 run a place amongst the great historic runs of the century. 



