I 1 8 HISTOR y OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



'left, pointed for the river, turned to the right down to 

 ' the Crimple, leaving Ribston Whin on the right, along 

 'the brook side, down the common, turned across, left 

 'Smiler's Gorse on the left, to Kirk Deighton, and gave 

 'it up at 6 p.m.' 



Mr. Fox does not tell us anything about the state of 

 the horses after this long hard day over a severe country, 

 but it may well be left to the imagination. As had been 

 the case in the previous season, March came in with some 

 grand sport, and the following run may almost be looked 

 upon as the run of the season : — 



'March ist. Bickerton Bar. Found in Cowthorpe Wood; got 

 ' well away with our fox, left Ingmanthorpe Willow Garth 

 'on our right. Champagne Gorse on our right, also Walton 

 'village, Walton Wood, on the left ; first check at the 

 'floods in the Ings, hit him off to the right, ran on fast 



• nearly to Thorp Arch ; crossed the river, a bumper, 

 ' opposite Inglebank, went straight over Tolston and 

 ' Headley Manors, and killed at White House Farm 

 ' Quarry. One hour and eighteen minutes ; a grand run : 

 ' nine miles from point to point.' 



'April 5th. Hook Moor. Found in Payne Hall Wood; away 

 ' very fast to Heyton Wood, then hunted to Bullen Wood, 

 'and back through Heyton Wood and Hazlewood to 

 ' Hallowell Lees; came up to our fox, and ran back to 

 ' Heyton Wood, where we lost. One hour and twenty 

 ' minutes. Found in Becca ; ran very fast to Partington 

 ' Hollins, across the park back to Potterton, Becca, 

 ' Bramham Park, into this garden, to Hallowell Lees, 

 ' away over Spen Farm to ground in New Blackfen. Two 



• hours, thirteen minutes ; very severe.' 



The season ended the next day at Bramham Park ; 

 ' a very fine day, and a large collection of people.' They 

 had a fair day's sport, and killed a leash of foxes. The 

 season was a very good one. They hunted one hundred 



