154 HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



On the 19th Smith was unable to go out, being- laid up 

 with a bad knee, and the whippers-in took the hounds on to 

 Peckfield Bar. They drew Kippax Park, found three or four 

 foxes, and got hold of one ; but after that they went home, 

 as Mr. Fox sent to stop them. This would probably be the 

 first fox ever killed by Frank Bartlett, who is now huntsman 

 to Lord Fitzwilliam. Hounds were in the kennel a week, 

 and then Mr. Fox took them to Ryther Woods, Bartlett 

 again acting as huntsman, but they had not a very great day, 

 and the cub-hunting season was brought to a close without 

 much more in the way of incident. Twenty and a half brace 

 of cubs killed, and seven and a half brace run to ground, 

 makes a fair register. They had one hard day, which I 

 ouoht not to omit, as it was something rather out of the 

 common for the cub-hunting season. It took place before 

 Smith was laid up : — 



'October i8th. Wilstrop Wood. Found cubs, and after work 



' hi covert, killed. Found in Hutton Thorns. Hunted him 



' in covert for some time, at last got him away, and killed 



' in the open. Found an old fox in Marston Whin, ran him 



' to the river ; stopped hounds. Found in Bilton Wood. 



' Away to Bickerton and Ingmanthorpe Willow Garth. Here 



' turned by a sheep dog. Hunted him through Champagne 



' Gorse, Hatfield's plantation, back again to the Willow 



'Garth, left the old wood on the left, through Swinnow up 



' to the railway, back to the Willow Garth, and ran to 



' ground at dark.' 



The regular season opened at W'oodhall Bridge, when 



they had a ringing sort of a day, and did not kill ; and early 



in the month snow fell and hindered sport considerably. 



Scent was indifferent when hounds could again get out, and 



they were much bothered to the end of the month. On the 



25th they had a fair day from North Deighton — an hour and 



twenty minutes h'om Stockeld Park ; a kill not far from 



Deighton Springs, alter a good deal of knocking about by 



