THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LANE FOX. i-r 



On the opening day they had a good gallop from Swindon 

 Wood, killing their fox at North Rigton after fifty minutes' 

 pretty hunting. A second fox from Riffa Wood beat them 

 through a bit of bad luck. They had run him through 

 Norwood Edge on to the road, beyond Fewston ; here 

 Ranter and Foiler marked the fox down the road, but 

 Kingsbury unfortunately missed them, and cast the other 

 way, only discovering when it was too late that the fox 

 had gone for'ard. The next time they were out they had 

 a cracker, which must be told in Mr. F"o.x's own words : — 



'November 3rd. Cross Roads, Bramham j\Ioor. A very wet 

 ' night. Rain ceased, but rather thick. Found in Hazle- 

 ' wood, ran hard ; lost. Found in Hayton Wood. Away 

 ' towards Hazlewood, turned short to Aberford town end, 

 ' crossed the Cock, ran a great pace, leaving Lotherton on 

 ' the right, pointing straight for Sherburn, leaving Cole 

 ' Hill to the right, then turned to the right, came past the 

 ' fox coverts. Thirty- five minutes; very fast. Left Ringhay 

 ' on the left, close past the back of Lotherton House, and 

 ' on to Hayton Wood. Through the wood into Hazlewood. 

 ' Here I think we must have changed. There were two 

 ' lines ; but hounds went on to Becca, across the park, left 

 ' Parlington Bank on the left, Barwick on the right, Barn- 

 ' bow on the right, to ground in the old place at Mansion. 

 ' Two hours fifteen minutes ; very severe.' 



The month of November was a good one for sport, and 

 one good run succeeded another. On the 6th they had a 

 capital day from Bardsey, killing a leash of foxes, the last 

 of which, 'a traveller,' stood before them for three hours. 

 Well might Mr. Fox call it a hard day. Six days later 

 they had a good day from the Wild Man, killing their first 

 fox in the York and Ainsty country, whilst with their second 

 they had a rare gallop of an hour and thirty-five minutes, 

 with a glorious finish at Hall Park Springs, where they ran 

 into him. On the 29th, when they met at Huby, they had 



