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HISTORY OF THE BR AM HAM MOOR HUNT. 



' November 30th. Kiddal Lane. Found, after drawing Potter- 

 ' ton, where we killed in covert by the blacksmith's shop, 

 ' in Saw Woods ; away at once to Whittle Carr, Norwood 

 'bottoms ; left Thorner on the left to Heltofts, left Scarcroft 

 ' Lodge and plantations on the right, past Wike village, 

 ' through the Clumps into Harewood, along the Temple 

 'Wood, past the Grey Stone to Carr Wood: very fast. 

 'After this, slow hunting nearly to Briary Spring, where 

 ' we lost all line of this capital fox. The pace to Harewood 

 ' Park wall was tremendous : — up to Carr Wood, one hour 

 'and eight minutes: to the end of tlie run, one hour and 

 ' thirtv minutes. Nine miles straight.' 



'December 30th. Wescoe Hill. Fog. Found in Riffa, ran a 

 ' ring, and lost. Found ; that is, struck the line of a fox 

 ' in Weeton bottoms, away to Rougemont Carr, left it on 

 ' the right, to Harewood Bridge, a ring to the left, then 

 ' away towards Wetherby, back over the Punch Bowl ; left 

 ' Kirkby Overblow on the right, nearly to Parkin's Wood, 

 'back to Walton Head Whin, came up to our fox, away to 

 ' Beckwithshaw, turned to the right, came up to him in a 

 ' field near some new buildings, ran him into the garden 

 'at the back of the house on Harrogate Common. Hounds 

 'viewing him, he jumped the wall. Levity and two or three 

 ' after him, and rolled him over on the middle of Harrogate 

 'Common. Two hours and forty minutes : a capital run.' 



'January iith. Alwoodley Crag. Drew Mosley Woods blank, 

 ' but found in Bramhope tunnel ; ran very fast towards 

 'Otley Chevin, turned back, and killed above Pool. 

 'Twenty-five minutes. Found at 2-30 in Waterhouse 

 'Whin, ran hard to Harewood, through the woods, out 

 'towards Hollin Hall, and over Harewood Moor to 

 ' Cardwick, up the river to the castle, back again, and up 

 'and down the hill two or three times. At last, getting 

 ' near a tired fox above Sturdy's Willow-bed, ran him hard 

 ' in the dark nearly to Keswick Ox Close, and killed at five 

 ' o'clock on the river bank, three fields above the wood. 

 ' Moon just up.' 



