THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LANE FOX. 125 



'February 10th. Stockeld Park. Found and ran to ground 

 ' near SpofForth Bridge. Found in Devonshire Whin, away 

 ' through Limekiln Wood, crossed the river below the Ox 

 ' Close, over Rigton Hill, past Spring Wood to Horn Farm 

 ' Lane, turned to the left to Westwoods. Thirty-three 

 'minutes: very fast. Ran hard in the wood, over Dalton 

 ' Lane, and back twice. Ran him into the drain at the 

 ' bottom of the ride at Lunn Wood. Altogether, one hour 

 ' and seven minutes ; bolted and killed. Drew Dog Kennel 

 ' Whin blank. Found and killed a lame fox in Norwood 

 ' bottoms. Found another fox, and killed in covert. Found 

 ' in Blackfen, ran very fast round the wood, through Well 

 'Hill, Lindrick Hills, to Westwoods, Lunn Wood, back 

 ' through Peekhill Rash, and killed in young Peekhill 

 ' Rash. Thirty-five minutes : no check.' 



'March 13th. Westwoods. Went out at one o'clock. Found, 

 'had a smart rally of twenty minutes, and killed. Then 

 ' ran incessantly, going away to Compton and back, then 

 ' to Spring Wood, Peekhill Rash, Lindrick Hills, West- 

 ' woods, nearly to Rigton, back by Compton Woods again, 

 'and killed, after three hours' hard work. Dog pack.' 



Mr. Fox was High Sheriff this year, and the Assizes 

 interfered with his huntino- in the spring. He was at York 

 and Leeds in the execution of his duty, but he managed 

 to get away for a day from the latter place, and had a 

 moderate day's sport on March 29th, from East Keswick. 

 But the day had its pleasant memories, as he relates how 

 ' a party of very good fellows, who hunt on foot, gave me 

 'a new horn.' And here it may be added that there is no 

 surer test of a master of hounds being the right man in 

 the right place, than his popularity with those who hunt on 

 foot, — often as keen critics of what they see, and not 

 infrequently better sportsmen, than those who turn out in 

 all the glories of the war-paint. 



One day in April must be given before I close my 

 account of this really wonderful season : — • 

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