y8 HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



' through the policies, viewed the fox over Brooksbank's 

 ' Bridge. A tremendous storm of wind and rain came 

 ' on, still the bitches kept their noses down. Treadwell 

 ' persevering, hunted through Tadcaster town, and down 

 ' the Ings, killing the fox on the banks of the river behind 

 ' Grimston. Two hours, ten minutes.' 



This was indeed a remarkable run, and a triumph for 

 the huntsman, whose patience and perseverance under such 

 adverse circumstances are an example to all who carry the 

 horn ; and to their critics as well, for it is within the range 

 of possibility that there were some impatient gentlemen out 

 that day who dubbed Treadwell 'slow' when he was carefully 

 stickine to his hunted fox. Both huntsman and hounds 

 thoroughly deserved their fox. The season ended with a 

 good day's sport at Alwoodley Gates ; and the long frost 

 and late start notwithstanding, a rare good season had it 

 been, one good day following another from the beginning 

 to the end of it. They killed forty -nine brace during 

 the season. 



1861-62. .September 2nd saw them at work again amongst 

 the cubs, and they accounted for fifteen brace of them before 

 commencement of the regular season. They commenced 

 the reqular season this year at Byram, — it will have already 

 been noticed that the Bramham Moor did not open at any 

 place regularly — and they had a good hunting run from 

 Huddlestone Wood, killing their fox at the end of an hour 

 and fifteen minutes, near Aberford Bar. 



Fair sport was had through the month of November, 

 and at one time foxes seemed to run pretty constantly into 

 the Ainsty country. Indeed, on the 15th, when they met at 

 the Wild Man, they spent a great portion of the day in 

 their neighbours' country, for they lost their first fox at 

 Askham Bogs, and their second fox led them a ring by 

 Oxton and Palethorpe. A week later there happened a 



