86 HISTORY OF THE PRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



capital run. The season was brought to a close on April 19th 

 at Harrogate, when they had a sharp scurry from Rigton 

 Moor to Boar Holes. Mr. Fox sums up the situation briefly 

 in the words : ' Bad scent most of the season.' 



1S64-65. On September 3rd, at 5 a.m., they were 

 amongst the cubs again, meeting at Blackfen, where they 

 found plenty of cubs ; and after a hard morning's work, in 

 close weather and with a bad scent, they got blood. It is 

 not specified when the regular season commenced, and there 

 is no account of any hunting between Saturday, October 29th, 

 when they met at Harewood and had a fair good day, and 

 Friday, November 4th, when they met at Bickerton Bar, and 

 we read they had 'no scent' This is a curious omission, if 

 it is an omission, for Mr. Fox was always very particular in 

 chronicling any circumstance which prevented his being with 

 hounds, or which kept hounds out of the field. Stormy and 

 bad-scenting weather seems to have prevailed in November ; 

 but in early December they did better. On the 5th they had 

 a good day in their west country. 



' December 5th. Arthington. Found in Darwin's covert at 

 ' the bottom of the hill ; ran a ring, then to Briary Spring, 

 ' back again, and killed by the viaduct over the river. 

 'Found in the whin on the top of the hill; ran quick 

 ' to the Grey Stone Whin at Harewood, back towards 

 • Rawdon Hill ; lost. Found in Wike Clumps ; ran to 

 ' Schoolhouse Whin, and killed. A fox viewed coming 

 ' away from Hollin Hall, ran towards Keswick, by Bardsey, 

 ' left Ruler on the right, Spring Wood on the right, and 

 ' lost him below Keswick.' 



Not a very great day when compared with some that 

 have been recorded in these pages, but still there was always 

 plenty to do. On the 9th, hounds met at Tockwith, and 

 had a fair day's hunting, which, however, was marred by an 



