72 HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



' Lees, away to Headley Bar, crossed the road, and stopped 

 ' in the dark, going into Hazlewood. An hour and fifty 

 ' minutes ; fifty-five minutes to the long check.' 



Another s^ood day in a fine country should not be omitted. 

 On [anuary i6th they met at Harewo(xl Bridge: — 



'Found in Rougement Car Whin, went away pointing tor 

 ' Swindon, turned to the left over the hill, down into the 

 ' valley, running very fast to the railway tunnel on the 

 'road to Riffa ; hunted on, when the wind being very 

 'strong he turned back for Weeton, was viewed, ran him 

 ' to ground in a drain on Barrett's farm, he bolted, killed. 

 ' Found in Woolah Head, no scent. Found at Stockeld, 

 ' ran to the railroad between Deighton and Stockeld, 

 'pointed for Wetherby, turned to the right for Woodhall, 

 ' away again towards Sicklinghall, back to the left, down 

 ' to the river, crossed above Woodhall Bridge, and killed in 

 ' the lime-quarry. Fifty minutes ; very fast. Horses beat.' 



The season finished on April 20th at Birk Cray, where 

 they had a very satisfactory day, killing one fox and running 

 a brace to ground. Mr. Fox's last entry for the season runs 

 as follows : — ' Hunted one hundred and twenty-seven days 

 ' with foxhounds, from September i st to April 1 7th. A fair 

 'season.' Mr. Fox was unable to be out on the last day, 

 owing to indisposition. 



1858-59. A successful cub-hunting season commenced 

 on August 28th, and concluded on October 20th, hounds 

 killing nine brace of cubs in the fourteen days they hunted, 

 and having an occasional good run in the open. They 

 commenced the season proper on October 25th at Garforth 

 Bridge, when they had a capital run from Kippax Park, to 

 ground in Renshaw. An hour and three minutes, and a nine- 

 mile point. Average sport was enjoyed up to Christmas, one 

 of the best runs taking place on December 13th, when they 

 met at Bardsey. They did not do much in the morning, 



