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HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



'January 30th. Wescoe Hill. Snow two inches deep all over 

 'that countr\'. Took hounds back to Plompton, where it 

 ' was clear. Found in Braham Wood. Ran three fields to 

 ' ground. Found in the small covert outside Stockeld. 

 'Ran into the park, and killed in the wood. Another fox 

 ' viewed. Away, and hounds ran hard for Linton, turned 

 ' to the right past Devonshire Whin to Clap Wood, past 

 ' the Cocked Hat, over Spofforth Haggs, left Follifoot on 

 ' the left to the Crimple side, chased him along the brook 

 ' side, and killed him near the Bleach-ground. Fifty-five 

 ' minutes. A pretty run.' 



Evil fortune befell the pack early in February. On the 

 4th of the month they met at Led Mill, and after a fair 

 run with their first fox, and lo.sing him, they went to Huddle- 

 stone Wood, where they found at once, and ran their fox in 

 view down the railway cutting". An express train chanced 

 to be coming along at the time, and dashed right into them, 

 with the result that three couples were killed on the spot. 

 These were Viceroy, Solomon, Shiner, Champion, Marksman, 

 and Nimrod, all of them hounds of the highest class. Sailor 

 was caught on his head by part of the train, but he was 

 apparently no worse ; but Grappler, a very fine hound, and 

 a great favourite of .Smith's, had a narrow squeak, for he 

 was knocked senseless, and Colonel Giuiter nursed him in 

 his arms tor half an hdur before he .showed any sign of 

 returning consciousness ; he eventually came round. The 

 rest of the hounds went on and killed their fox in the 

 quarry at Huddlestone Hall. A week later they had a 

 good day. 



'February nth. Hook Moor. Trotted to Kippax ; found in 

 ' whin, ran round park, and killed in garden. Tried New- 

 ' field, blank. Found at Boot and Shoe planting at five 

 ' minutes past two ; hunted to Castle Hill, back through 

 ' Ledsham Park to Newfield and back, to the plantations, 

 ' Castle Hill, over the railroad, through Micklefield Wood, 



