82 HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT 



This was a good enough day, but beside that which took 

 place on the following Friday it shows but as an indifferent 

 one. It will be noticed that in both these good runs part 

 of the York and Ainsty country was crossed. 



'December 12th. The Wild Man. Found at Catterton Wood ; 

 'hunted by Angram bottoms to Swann's Whin ; and at 

 'the back of Askham, lost. Found in Duce Wood; ran 

 ' to Nova Scotia and Bilton Wood, headed back through 

 ' Nova Scotia, set to work running very fast to Shire Oaks, 

 'round the wood; after being headed back once, went 

 ' away, leaving Healaugh village on the left. Had a very 

 'long check at Hell Holes. The fox having pointed for 

 ' -Swann's Whin, and headed short back on his line, hunted 

 'him slowly towards Bilbrough, viewed him going on 

 'beyond the Whin, left the Wild Man on the left, ran fast, 

 'leaving Colton Hagg on the left, Copmanthorpe station 

 'on the left, nearly to Bishopthorpe. Hunted through 

 'some gardens, crossed the Acaster road, down towards 

 ' the river, came up to him, and ran into him near the 

 ' palace. Two hours and forty minutes ; an excellent 

 ' day's sport.' 



Frost and fog had been troublesome in the early part 

 of the season, and with the new year there were floods to 

 contend with. Scent was bad on the whole, and the sport 

 was scarcely up to the average, but several foxes were 

 ' walked to death,' of which the following is an instance : — 



'January 31st. Towton. Found in Patefield Wood and 

 ' Renshaw ; no scent. Found in the little covert by the 

 ' Ulleskelf drain ; ivalked after him to Grimston, got near 

 'him, hunted into Renshaw; began to mend our pace, ran 

 ' to Saxton Carr, left .Scarthingwell on the right, and 

 ' Sherburn, and at Milford a sheep-dog killed him. The 

 ' men on an engine picked him up, and threw him down 

 ' to us when we came up, and hounds eat him. About 

 ' fifty minutes.' 



