THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LANE FOX. 



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' away, hunting nicely to Wilstrop, down to the river, left 

 ' Tockwith on the right to Marston Whin, hung in covert 

 ' a long time, then away to Clayfield earths, nearly to 

 ' Hutton, back for the whin, turned to the right, and killed 

 ' at the back of Marston village. Two hours, ten minutes. 

 ' Killed at 5-45.' 

 'March 4th. Stutton Mill. Found in Tadcaster Willow-bed, 

 ' ran very fast along the river side, turned back by Grimston 

 ' Park to Grimston Hills and Renshaw. Forced him out, 

 ' and killed in the field outside the covert. Twenty minutes. 

 'Tried Patefield and Saxton Carr, blank. Found in Heyton 

 ' Wood, hunted away to Ringhay, and ran to ground in 

 ' Payne Hall Wood. Found in Hazlewood, went away 

 'very fast over Spence's farm to Blackfen, turned across 

 ' Bramham Park, the Raikes, past Bramham Bar, Headley 

 ' Hall, back to Hazlewood, nearly caught him in the garden; 

 ' hunted through the woods, Heyton Wood, away across the 

 ' park to the garden, pointed for Jackdaw Crag, bent to the 

 'left to Headley Bar, back to the right, and killed him in 

 'the middle of a field. One hour, twenty-five minutes. 

 ' Killed at 5-45.' 



The season finished at Bramham Park on April 12th. 

 Plenty of foxes were found, and they ran one to ground, 

 and killed another. Mr. Fox sums up the season as 

 follows: 'Fair sport after the frost, but bad hunting weather 

 'most of the winter, and a very dry spring.' The hounds 

 were out ninety-six days, and killed fifty-four and a half brace 

 of foxes ; ran to ground twenty-four brace. Morgan left at 

 the end of the season, and was succeeded by George Kings- 

 bury, who came from the Blackmore Vale, but who had been 

 whipper-in to the Bramham for some seasons. 



1871-72. Kingsbury began his first season under the 

 disadvantage of the master being unable to be out. 

 Mr. Fox had had a bad fall from his hack, and injured 

 his shoulder, and it was not until October 20th that he 

 was able to get out, and even then he had to ride with his 



