84 HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



very unpromising morning, when sport is little expected. 

 Such was the case in the season under review, which, with 

 the exception of the one or two runs of which I proceed to 

 give an account, was the worst of the seventeen in which 

 Treadwell carried the horn at Bramham Park. 



' December gth. Brayton Barf. The Barf, Hambleton Hough, 

 ' Gateforth, and Birkin Spring, — blank. Found in Birkin 

 ' Willow-bed, ran him, leaving Birkin village on the right, 

 ' Byram on the left, over Buttress Hill, nearly to Mr. Paver's 

 ' house, pointing for the Boot and Shoe. Turned to the 

 ' right, left Lumley and South Milford on the right, nearly 

 ' to Milford Woods, raced him a few fields towards the 

 ' station, and killed handsomely. A fine run ; one hour 

 ' and fifty minutes.' 



A good enough run that, but nothing to what was to take 

 place on the following Wednesday, when it may be remarked 

 the weather was unpropitious, and the country in which they 

 met was not a very good one. 



'December i6th. Harrogate. Rough morning. Found in the 

 ' Bilton Banks, ran a ring towards Bilton, Harrogate, and 

 ' back. Did the same ring again. Heavy showers ; not 

 ' much chance of sport. Again the fox went out a few fields, 

 ' the hounds got on good terms with him at the Bilton end 

 ' of the banks, rattled him along down the banks, and 

 .'.crossed the river; ran him fast, away nearly to Nidd Hall. 

 'Treadwell and Johnson caught them after crossing the 

 ' Scotton road. They went forward, leaving Cayton Gill on 

 'the right, by the house at Markington, over How Hill, 

 ' into Studley. Ran by the abbey, out at the top of the 

 'park, back again across the park, again over the wall, and 

 ' he dodged us somehow near the road between Studley 

 ' and Bishopton. The park walls saved the life of this 

 'extraordinary fox. A wonderful fine run, and terrible day 

 'for hounds and horses. Twenty-seven miles home, arriving 

 ' at the kennels at nine o'clock. Few people crossed the 

 'river, and therefore lost the run of the season.' 



