THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LANE FOX. 



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Of the January runs I can only give a couple : — 



'January i2th. Marston. Found many foxes in Hutton 

 'Thorns; and got away towards Rufforth Mill, turned to 

 ' the left, then headed for Marston, but ringing to the right 

 ' ran hard nearly to the station, and turning for Hessay, 

 'came round again to Marston, and set to work at a 

 ' rattling pace to Wilstrop, through the wood, down to Skip 

 ' Bridge, crossing on the right hand, and chasing their fox 

 ' hard ; killed in the open close to Green Hammerton. 

 ' Found in Marston Whin ; away over the York road, 

 ' turned towards Bilton, hunted through the Loft and across 

 ' Wighill Park, got on good terms at Walton, made a short 

 ' turn at the village, and rattled him through Hall Park 

 ' Springs to Ingmanthorpe Willow Garth and Old Wood, 

 ' and killed in Marston Whin. A very good and hard day.' 



After leaving Ingmanthorpe Old Wood they ran through 

 Deighton Whin, where they had a narrow escape of changing, 

 as a brace of fresh foxes went away. Luckily, however, 

 they stuck to their hunted fox, and so were able to bring 

 a long hard day to a satisfactory finish. 



'January 15th. Woodhall Bridge. Tried Woodhall, blank. 

 ' Got on the line of a disturbed fox at Devonshire Whin ; 

 'walked after him, jjretty hunting past .Sicklinghall, and 

 'leaving .Stockeld on the right, Spofforth on the left, 

 ' crossed the railway, hunted on the Crimple bank and to 

 ' Deighton Spring ; got up to our fox, rattled him away 

 'pointing for Braham, turned to the left to Spofforth, past 

 ' the station, and away over the Haggs straight for Clap 

 ' Wood ; leaving it on the left, passed Clap Gate, turned 

 ' to Woodhall, and twisting him round Lime Kiln Wood 

 'drove him out, and killed him in the open before he 

 ' reached Linton village. An hour to Deighton Spring, 

 'then forty minutes' top pace ; a most capital run. Found 

 ' in the old tree at Woodhall ; ran to Barrowby to ground. 

 ' Thirty-five minutes.' 



This was a very hard day for hounds and horses, and 



