THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LANE FOX. g; 



awkward accident which befell Captain F"ox. The diary- 

 records how ' Dick had a very bad fall over timber, and 

 ' was taken home in a carriage. No bones broken, but much 

 ' crushed.' There was a typical Thorp Arch day on the i6th : — 



'December i6th. Thorp Arch. Found in Hall Park Springs, 

 ' went away to Bickerton Spring, crossed the York road, 

 'pointed for Cowthorpe Woods. Scent failed. We got 

 ' upon a fox, certainly the same, ran him to the river, nearly 

 'to Cattal Bridge, turned up towards Bickerton, back by 

 ' Cowthorpe Wood, to the river side, came up again, left 

 'Bickerton on the left, by Hall Park Springs to Walton 

 ' Wood ; gave him a turn in covert, and killed outside the 

 ' wood. Good hunting. Two hours and fifteen minutes. 

 ' Found at Champagne Gorse ; no scent.' 



Frost and snow bothered them no little in December and 

 January, but they had one or two very good gallops when 

 they were out, one of which I give ;^ 



'January iith. Stutton jMill. Found in Grimston Hill; lost. 

 ' Found in Renshaw, and after ringing about, ran him 

 ' towards Ulleskelf, back into Grimston Park, and killed at 

 ' the gates. Found in Heyton Wood, ran away towards 

 'Aberford, through Hazlewood, away to Jackdaw Crag, 

 '.Stutton, Renshaw, away along the Cock side, nearly to 

 ' Led Mill. Turned right back to Hazlewood, away again, 

 ' and ran into a drain just as they were catching him, 

 'under the turnpike road beyond Headley Bar. One hour, 

 ' twenty minutes. Good day.' 



Again came frost and snow in the latter part of the 

 month, to be continued in early February ; but a day was 

 stolen, and a good day it proved to be, between the storms, 

 which Mr. Fox missed, much to his disappointment, as may 

 be imagined. 



'February 3rd. Tadcaster Bar. Was in London myself, and 

 ' a stupid mistake about sending a telegram for me, 



