1 86 HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



were hunied by Charles Hawkes, until the last clay he 

 hunted them, which was on St. Stephen's-day. They had a 

 capital day's sport, and singularly enough Hawkes hurt his 

 shoulder, and had to take hoLUids home in consequence : — 



'December 26th. Bickerton Bar. Tried Marston Whin, blank. 

 ' Found in Hutton Thorns ; away at once towards Hutton, 

 'turned to the left past Rufforth, left Harewood's Whin 

 ' on the right, passed Hessay, pointed for Red House 

 'Wood, turned up to INIarston station; to ground under 

 ' the railway. Forty-five minutes ; fast. After we had 

 ' moved off to draw again, the fox bolted. Charles, riding 

 ' fast to get hounds on to their fox, forgot the big drain ; 

 ' his horse failed to clear it, — he was pitched on the bank, 

 ' and hurt his shoulder badly. Hounds killed the fox.' 



They ran up to Hessay station, racing all the way, and 

 close to the station they ran into their fox. A sharp frost 

 came on at night, and for once in a way a frost was 

 opportune, for there was no one able to take hounds on to 

 Bishop Woods on the 27th, if that had been a hunting day. 

 The weather was very unsettled in the latter part of 

 December and the beginning of January, though there were 

 no long stoppages. The unsettled weather affected sport 

 considerably, and it was not till late in the month that they 

 had a really good day : — 



'January 27th. Frost all gone. Met at Kirkby Overblow. 

 ' Found in Swindon Wood. Ran a very fast ring nearly 

 ' to Parkin's Wood, round to the right, and to ground in 

 ' the hanging covert above Punch Bowl. Twenty minutes. 

 ' A fox viewed. Awajr, ran across the Haggs to Spofforth, 

 ' FoUifoot, over the Crimple, turned to the right to gTound. 

 'One hour. Found in Linton Spring Wood; killed in 

 ' Stockeld. Found another in Devonshire Whin ; ran to 

 ' Stockeld, then a ring and awa)', leaving Wetherby on the 

 ' right, past Ingnianthorpe Whin, and to ground close to 

 'Cowthorpe in the old drain. Good run; one hour.' 



