132 HISTORY OF THE BRA M HAM MOOR HUNT. 



' into him under the viaduct. One hour and thirty minutes : 

 ' a grand run and hard day. Five and a half couples 

 ' slipped away at Rougemont Carr, and the whipper-in 

 ' never caught them till they got to Woodhall, therefore we 

 ' had only twelve couples to do the work.' 



Sport now came thick and fast after the frost, and one 

 good day succeeded another till selection is difficult. Two 

 days in February, one in March, and one in April, must, 

 however, suffice for this season : — 



'February 12th. Hounds were advertised to meet at Welton, 

 ' but in consequence of that day being fixed for the funeral 

 ' of poor Kit Wilkinson, I altered the fixture. The thaw 

 ' had set in, and I sent hounds to Bishop Woods at twelve. 

 ' I had a bad cold, and riding was bad, so I did not go 

 ' myself. Dick was out. They found and killed in the 

 ' woods. Went away with another to Thorpe Woods, and 

 ' on to Selby. Turned back along the Dam Head, and 

 ' ran to Hambleton ; back to the wood. Away again ; 

 ' a ring, and back all round the wood ; away towards 

 ' Sherburn ; turned to Ryther Woods, ran through them, 

 ' and back to Paradise Wood ; then away past Church 

 ' Fenton, over Ulleskelf Common. Hounds beating the 

 ' horses, ran on to Patefield, Towton Spring, and Grimston, 

 ' where George, the huntsman, and Dick stopped them as 

 ' they were going down to the river ; their horses beat. 

 ' Three hours.' 

 ' February 26th. Tadcaster Bar. All the country on this side 

 ' the river covered with snow, but at the place of meeting 

 ' none. Found and killed in Catterton Spring. Got on 

 ' another, going to Shire Oaks ; ran up the wood and 

 ' caught him. Another went away, and we ran him down 

 ' to the river side ; going up the Ings, turned to the right 

 ' and pointed for Walton ; turned back into the wood, ran 

 ' him round the wood, and killed. Found in Marston 

 ' Whin ; away towards Tockwith, turned past Bilton 

 ' Grange, through Bilton village, Nova Scotia, over Clay- 

 ' field, and to ground in Marston round hill. Found again 



