THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LANE FOX. 7^ 



but their afternoon fox led them a merry dance from Dog 

 Kennel Whin, by Hetchell, Bardsey, and Wike, and through 

 Harewood Wood to Alwoodley, where he saved his brush 

 by going to ground. It was a capital fifty-five minutes, and 

 without a check. On the 22nd they met at Garforth Bridge, 

 and ' found that good old fox in the whin at Kippax,' but 

 after running hard for a few minutes, scent began to fail, 

 and they ran the line out to nothing at Renshaw. A week 

 later [they had a hard day from the Boot and Shoe, finding 

 their fox in Parlington Old Wood at a quarter to three, and 

 racing him for fifty minutes, a ring back into the Hollins. 

 Then they hunted him on to Aberford, and finally had him 

 dead beat, but he managed to escape them. 



The new year was ushered in with a good day, but 

 misfortune attended it ; and as is often the case, misfortune 

 did not come singly. 



'January I St. Cross Roads, Bramham Moor. Found in Hazle- 

 ' wood. A great number of foxes on foot. Hounds running 

 'very hard, at last went away through Bramham Park to 

 ' Westwoods, back to the gardens, and killed. Hounds 

 ' at work without ceasing an hour and forty-five minutes. 

 'Found at Oglethorpe Whin, ran prettily to Newton and 

 'Tadcaster, hunted on to Grimston, Renshaw, and Pate- 

 ' field. One hour and a quarter, and lost. Unlucky day. 

 ' W. Markham broke his leg ; W. Milner three ribs.' 



There was that very unusual occurrence, — a blank day, on 

 March 12th, at Pool ; but it was easily accounted for by the 

 wild and stormy weather which prevailed about that time. 

 A few days later some distinguished visitors hunted with the 

 Bramham, and as is seldom the case when men come from 

 a distance to hunt, they were lucky enough to fall in for a 

 good run over a nice line. Here is what Mr. Fox has to 

 say about it : — 



'March i8th. Marston. Found in Hutton Thorns, ran a bad 

 'ringing fox for an hour, lo.st. Found in J\larston Whin, 



