THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LANE FOX. 129 



There were a lew frosty clays in February and March, 

 but hounds were not stopped much, and had fair sport 

 during both months. 



'March 13th. Deighton Bar. Found in Ingmanthorpe Whin, 

 'away to Horn Bank, Walton, Hall Parks, Champagne 

 ' Gorse, back to Horn Bank, and ran him over the river to 

 ' Flint Mill, killing in the water. Old Dairymaid swam 

 ' back with the fox in her mouth, and brought him out dead.' 



In the middle of April (the iith) they had a very good 

 day from Kiddall Lane. After three little spins to ground, 

 they found a fox at Potterton, and ran by Parlington, 

 Barnbow, back to the Hollins ; and by Potterton, Becca, 

 Heyton Wood, Hazlewood and Hallowell Lees, to Oglethorpe 

 Whin, where they nearly killed, after two and a half hours' 

 good hunting. But unfortunately there was a brace of foxes 

 on foot, and they hunted one of them back to Hallowell 

 Lees, where they gave up at seven p.m., having luckily not 

 very far to ride before they reached home. Their last day 

 was on April 24th, when they met at Cookridge at seven in 

 the morning, of course not advertising. They had a capital 

 day's sport for the time of year, running a brace to ground 

 early in the day ; and then they found in Whittle Carr, and 

 ran merrily through Blackfen and into the park, where they 

 rolled their fox over. The season was a very open one, 

 hounds being stopped but seldom. It was, however, a very 

 bad scenting season, owing to the dry weather which prevailed 

 throughout. But there was plenty of good hunting, and 

 hounds did their work well under circumstances which at 

 times were very trying. They were out one hundred and 

 thirty days, killed sixty-seven and a half brace of foxes, and 

 ran twenty-one and a half brace of foxes to ground ; so that, 

 notwithstanding its drawbacks on the score of bad scenting 

 days, it must have been a satisfactory season to both 

 master and huntsman. 



