THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LANE FOX. 



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' hounds hunted him out, forced him into the park, and ran 

 'into him. The pace was firstrate, — one hour and ten 

 'minutes up to the garden at Parlington. Poor Lord 

 ' Harewood was severely hurt by falling over a sheep-net 

 'at Stockeld.' 



Lord Harewood died from the effects of this fall on the 

 22nd of the followin;4 month ; and it is needless for me to say 

 what a gloom his sad death cast over the country in which 

 he was so deservedly popular. Of course the hounds did 

 not hunt until after the funeral. When they resumed 

 operations, March had set in, and was a capital month too, 

 and there was also some excellent sport in April. Hounds 

 hunted till late, the last day being on the 20th, and Mr. Fox 

 briefly sums up the season as a good one. 



1857-58. Cub-hunting began on September ist, and 

 went on merrily till October 28th, when the regular season 

 began at Becca Hall, where they had a great show of foxes, 

 and a lot of knocking about before getting hold of one. 

 Up to Christmas, sport was of the best, one good day 

 following another. Perhaps the best day up to the end of 

 the year was St. Stephen's day, when they met at Wetherby 

 Grange. It was at any rate a long one, and a hard one. 



'Found in the old wood. An immense mob of foot people. 

 ' Fox headed at every point, and at last killed in the park. 

 'Trotted off to Keswick Ox Close and HoUin Hall Whin — 

 'blank. A fox was viewed going into Wike Whin. We 

 ' ran him through Scarcroft, over Birkby Hill, crossed the 

 ' Leeds road, and ran to ground in a drain near Roundhay. 

 ' Forty -five minutes. Found in Saw Woods, went out 

 ' towards Bramham, back through the wood, away pointing 

 'for Scholes, left it on the right, pointed for Parlington, 

 ' turned to the left, left Barwick on the left, Saw Woods on 

 'the left, and when running close to the fox, were brought 

 'to a check by a sheep-dog. Hit him off after a time. 

 'Through Whittle Carr, Blackfen, the Raikes, Hallowell 



