t38 HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



' him slowly back through Nova Scotia and Marston Whin, 

 ' and killed him well below Marston village. Time from 

 ' find to kill, one hour and fifty minutes. The burst, nineteen 

 ' minutes. Very fast indeed ; the fox could never recover 

 ' himself.' 



The month of January, 1876, was an open one, and 

 hounds showed rare sport, scent beuiL;" good nearly every 

 day they were out, and it was not till February that storm 

 and frost began to interfere with hunting to any appreciable 

 extent. One good day in January must be given, and then 

 I must take my readers to the end of P^ebruary. 



'January 21st. Marston. Tried the Thorns, blank. Found in 

 ' Collier Hagg. Away to Healaugh village, past Duce 

 ' Wood ; lost. As we were going to draw Marston Whin 

 ' a fox was viewed coming up to the York Road near 

 ' Bilton. We got near him, leaving Bilton on the left, to 

 ' the Loft, Duce Wood, past Healaugh village, towards 

 ' Angram bottoms. Hunted back past Duce Wood to the 

 ' Catterton drain, along the bank, through Little .Shire 

 ' Oaks to Catterton. Came up to him ; ran him fast back 

 ' up wind, and lost at Nova Scotia. Good hunting ; two 

 ' hours. Drew the Loft. Found in the small covert at the 

 ' bottom of Wighill Park. Rattled him through Walton 

 ' Wood away to Inman's. Turned to the right back to 

 ' where we found, into Walton Wood ; turned him about, 

 ' ran him a few fields towards Wighill village, and killed. 

 ' Hard day.' 



February, as I have already intimated, was wild and 

 stormy, and when hounds were out they were much bothered 

 by high winds, and scent was bad all the month. They 

 had one good day, however, and killed a leash of foxes in 

 a good country. 



' February 28th. Kirkby Overblow. Found in Swindon Wood. 

 ' Ran round Kirkby and into the Punch Bowl, and lost. 

 ' Tried Clap Wood, and whilst drawing the Cocked Hat 



