THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LANE FOX. 



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work killing a brace, and at times running with a good cry. 

 Very different was this season's cub-hunting to that of the 

 preceding one, and October was a capital month, hounds 

 having some first-rate sport, and killing their foxes well. 

 Corn was still standing in the Parlington district on the 

 13th: sufficient proof of the lateness of the season. They 

 continued to have good sport day after day till the 22nd, 

 when they had a day which would not have disgraced 

 December. 



' October 22nd. North Deighton. Found in the Spring a very 

 ' good show of cubs. After fifty minutes' quiei and good 

 'work, killed. Went to Stockeld Park. Found; went 

 ' away through the coverts, left Spofforth on the left, over 

 'the railroad pointing for Deighton, turned back over the 

 'line to Stockeld Park, away on the Sicklinghall side over 

 ' the Haggs, pointing for Cocked Hat Whin, turned to the 

 'right, and killed at Spofforth station. Fifty-five minutes; 

 'pretty run. Found in Limekiln Wood; ran a ring, to 

 'ground on the river banks below Woodhall. Good day.' 



Two days later they met at Wilstrop Wood, and had a 

 good day, but Smith unfortunately had a bad fall on some 

 hard cobbles, and broke his shoulder. He was in consequence 

 kors de combat for some time, and Bartlett carried the horn 

 again, showing capital sport. 



On the last day of October they had a very pretty forty 

 minutes from Ingmanthorpe Old Wood, killing at Braham 

 Wood ; and they had a smart burst on their opening day 

 at Cross Roads, Bramham Moor, on November 3rd, but 

 they did not get hold of their fox. Bartlett, however, 

 handled one in the afternoon after a somewhat ringing run. 

 Perhaps Bartlett's best run was from Tadcaster Bar, just 

 before Smith was sufficiently recovered to take the horn 

 again himself: — 



'November 7th. Tadcaster Bar. Found in Bilbrough Whin; 



