I ^,o HISTOR y OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



1874-75. The season of 1874-75 began on Monday, 

 August 31st, but before the Bramham started there is an 

 interesting entry in the diary which refers to a visit to another 

 pack. 'On the 13th August,' writes Mr. Fox, 'having had a 

 ' good look at the hounds in the Grove kennels the day 

 ' before. Lord Galway commenced hunting in Blyth Wood, 

 ' at 4-30, and kindly mounted Lords Macclesfield and 

 ' Wenlock and myself We had no scent in the wood, 

 ' but after a time went to some small coverts, got some 

 ' cubs on foot, forced one away, going through some standing 

 barley to Bawtry Hall, and killed. Caught the train at 

 Bawtry at 8-42, and were in this kennel at 11-45. 



Twenty brace and a half of cubs was the register, and 

 they had some rare sport during the latter end of the time. 

 On October 14th, they had a capital morning at Garforth 

 Bridge, killing a brace, and on the following day they had 

 a hard morning, and killed, though scent was very moderate. 

 They also had a good day in the Stutton country on the i 7th. 



The regular season began well at Hare wood Bridge, on 

 Monday, November 2nd. They had a smart scurry with 

 their first fox from Rougemont Carr to Wetherby, and killed; 

 and then, after running a brace of foxes to ground, they 

 had a good hunting run of an hour and twenty minutes 

 with a ringing fox from Swindon Wood, and killed him in 

 Weeton bottoms. During the early weeks of November, 

 the weather was dry, and on the 23rd frost made an 

 appearance. A day was stolen on the 24th, but nothing 

 much was done, and hounds were kept in the kennel till 

 the 30th, when they had a good day : — 



'November 30th. Kirkby Overblow. Found a good number 

 'of foxes in Swindon Wood. Bad scent out of covert. 

 ' Hunted to Kirkby Overblow, Punch Bowl, Swindon, 

 ' round again, away to the Cocked Hat, pointed for 

 'Sicklinghall, back towards Kirkby, and lost. Found in 



