So HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



There was a good deal of frost in [anuary, though 

 hounds were not stopped for many days together, but the 

 weather seems to have been very unsettled, and scent none 

 too good. On February 7th, a curious incident took place, 

 which I relate in Mr. Fox's own words: — 



'February 7th. North Deighton. Found a fox in Ribston 

 ' Whin ; went away to Armitage's plantation, down to the 

 ' river, crossed, hunted towards Hunsingore, went to ground 

 'in a hedgerow near Walshford Bridge. Found at Stockeld, 

 ' went away over Spofforth Haggs towards Rudding, down 

 ' to the Crimple below Follifoot, changed foxes, leaving 

 * our run fox much beat, ran on to Rudding Park ; away 

 ' again, bad scent. Jem came up with our run fox, the 

 'foot people having caught him. Turned him down, and 

 ' killed.' 



On the 28th they had a good hunting run, much of 

 which was over the York and Ainsty country. 



'February 28th. Tadcaster Bar. Found in Catterton Wood; 

 ' ran a ring, then away towards Oxton, leaving it on the 

 ' right, ran down to the river and crossed ; the hounds 

 'racing him to Grimston Hills, turned him, and killed him 

 ' by the roadside. Forty-five minutes. Found our second 

 ' fox at Hutton Thorns ; ran at the back of Rufforth, left 

 'Swann's Whin on the left, crossed Angram bottoms, left 

 ' Healaugh village on the left, ran on the right of Nova 

 'Scotia; and lost near Bilton church. An hour and twenty 

 ' minutes ; good hunting run.' 



They hunted on till late into April, the last day being 

 on the 2ist, when they met at Bishop Woods. They had 

 an hour and five minutes' hunting in the woods, and killed ; 

 then ended the day by drawing Brex and Milford Woods 

 blank. The season was only a middling one, scent being 

 indifferent on the whole, but they had some good sport in 

 December and January. They killed fifty-two brace of foxes. 



