l6o HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



'ran to Bilbrough Hall, and killed. Tried Catterton, blank. 

 ' Found two bad foxes in Shire Oaks ; scent bad, and 

 ' could not get them away for a long time ; at last away 

 ' to Walton Wood, and killed. Found in Walton Wood ; 

 ' ran very fast straight to the river, turned up to St. Helen's 

 ' Ford, nearly to Walton village, turned to the left, chased 

 'him to the wood, and ran to ground in view. Forty-five 

 ' minutes.' 



It was a disappointing run both for hounds and huntsman, 

 for the fox was dead beat, and in another minute they must 

 have had him. 



Smith was at work arain with his arm in a slinsj on the 

 1 2th, but he had not a very good day. Hard frost put a 

 stop to hunting on Saturday, 15th, but on Monday they 

 were at work again. They had fair sport till the snow 

 came again on the 22nd ; one of their best days being on 

 the 2 1st, when they met at Thorp Arch, where they found 

 at once. The fox was viewed a considerable distance, and 

 went up a tree on the river's bank. The keeper climbed the 

 tree and put him down, and then he swam the river, and 

 they let him go this time. They were soon on to another, 

 which they chopped at once. 



Ingmanthorpe Willow Garth provided the next fox, and 

 him they ran past Lingcroft and Cowthorpe to Ingmanthorpe 

 Old Wood, and past the Whin to Geldart's plantation, where 

 a heavy storm put an end to the run. They found in 

 Bilton Wood the fox that gave them the run of the day. 

 At a good pace they ran past Wighill to Hall Park Springs 

 and Champagne Whin, and over the York road down to 

 the railway near Wetherby ; thence by Ingmanthorpe Whin 

 they ran in the direction of North Deighton, past Smiler's 

 Corse, and over the river to Ribston, where they lost after 

 a good hunting run of an hour and a half They were 

 only stopped by frost one day this time, and hunted on 

 without interruption till the 29th. 



