^ 



THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LAI\E FOX. iqi 



'December i6th. Harewood Bridge. Found in Rougemont 

 ' Carr, went away straight over the Punch Bowl to within a 

 'field of the Cocked Hat Whin. Thirty-six. minutes ; very 

 'fast. Few horses could live with the hounds. A long 

 ' check ; then, unfortunately, a fresh fox was hallooed, and 

 ' we lost. Found in Walton Head, killed beyond Spacey 

 ' House Whin. Found at Swindon Wood, ran into Weeton 

 ' bottoms. Two couples and a half went back by Walton 

 ' Head, and killed their fox; the body of the pack lost theirs.' 



On Christmas Eve they had a good gallop, though it had 

 disappointing finish for huntsman and hounds : — 



' December 24th. Church Fenton. Tried most of the Ryther 

 ' woods, blank. Found in a little covert below Ryther, 

 ' ran to ground in the village. Found in the willow bed 

 ' opposite Nun Appleton, went away very fast to Ulleskelf 

 ' Common, crossed the railway, ran to the back of the 

 ' paddocks at Grimston, turned to the right, crossed the 

 ' river near the railway bridge, ran up to Oxton village, 

 ' turned to Pallethorpe, back to the willow bed near Bolton 

 ' station, close to him, ran to the little wood near Steeton 

 'Whin. Fifty minutes. Here we had several foxes on 

 ' foot, and lost him.' 



'January 13th. Stutton Mill. Found in Tadcaster Willow Bed, 

 ' away through Grimston Hills, Renshaw to Towton, and 

 ' killed. Found in Patefield Woods, ran twice round the 

 ' covert, and killed. Found in Renshaw, ran to ground. 

 ' Found in Heyton Wood, away by Bullen Wood, pointed 

 ' for Renshaw, back to the left, through Hazlewood, Hayton 

 ' Wood, Bullen Wood, Renshaw, Towton, back to Renshaw, 

 ' came up to him. Away again to Towton Spring, Patefield 

 'Wood, nearly to Church Fenton station, back to the right 

 ' to Scarthingwell, crossed the water, through the park, 

 ' away pointing for Saxton, turned back, and pulled him 

 ' down as he tried to jump the park wall. Two hours' 

 ' good work.' 



'January 20th. Boot and Shoe. Found our first fox at Plaster 



N 



# 



