1 1 4 HISTOR Y OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



' Moor, Deighton Spring:, caught him in the quarry by the 

 ' Crimple. Found in Stockeld Park, awa}^ very quick to 

 ' Deighton Bar, hunted on through Geldart's plantation to 

 ' the river, turned up by Walshford Bridge, liunted twice 

 ' across the river, along the bank by Ribston village, and 

 'lost the line of him pointing for Plompton.' 



If the sport durino- the latter end of February had been 

 satisfactory, still better was that which took place in the early 

 days of March. Here are three days, one followint^ the 

 other, which are quite sufficient to stamp the month in the 

 memories of those who saw them : — 



'March ist. Spofforth. Found in Tickhill, awav to the river, 

 'turned to the right, and caught a bad old fox at Grimble 

 ' Crag. Found in the covert near Rudding by the tunnel, 

 'away to the Follifoot road, headed back, went under the 

 'viaduct, up the hill, turned over the cutting in the railway, 

 ' the horsemen having to go round, never caught them till 

 ' they were found at a check on the moor. They went by 

 ' Beckwithshaw, left Harlow Carr on the right. A large 

 'flock of sheep had puzzled them. We hit him off, and 

 ' hunted towards Fewston, but he had run away from us. 

 'Trotted back to Walton Head Whin, found, went away 

 'very fast by Thurtle's Whin, left Pannal on the right, by 

 'Beckwithshaw, skirted Harlow Crag, pointed for Boar 

 ' Holes, turned to the left away over the open, as if he 

 • meant to go for Almscliff, but bent to the right, leaving 

 ' Little Almscliff on the left, nearly to Fewston, turned to 

 'the right, and lost him close to Boar Holes. We found 

 'this good fox at 3-30, and ran him an hour and fifteen 

 ' minutes. All the horses were beat. A curious thing that 

 ' both these foxes went to the same point on the moor. The 

 'hounds did not get home till nine o'clock.' 



' March 3rd. Thorp Arch. Hot as summer. Found in Hall 

 ' Park Springs, hunted to Bickerton village. Found in 

 ' Wilstrop Wood, hunted over the river and back, lost on 

 'the river bank. Found in Hutton Thorns, ran a ring, then 



