THE RULE OF Mr. GEORGE LANE FOX. 187 



'January 30th. Bickerton Bar. Found in Marston "Whin; 

 ' ran to Bilton, the Loft, past Duce Wood ; killed near 

 'Catterton. Twenty minutes. Found in Hall Park Springs; 

 ' killed in covert. Away with another towards Walton, 

 'past Bog-gart House, Hatfield's planting, to Champagne 

 ' Gorse, over the road to Ingmanthorpe Willow Garth; the 

 ' Old Wood, pointed for Kirk Deighton, then to Geldart's 

 ' planting, nearly to Cowthorpe ; turned at Goose Moor, 

 ' back to Ingmanthorpe Willow Garth, and killed. One 

 ' hour and ten minutes. Good day.' 



-Speaking of this day, Smith says that there was a very 

 wild field out, and hounds were terribly overridden in the 

 first run, so much so that he thinks it was very creditable on 

 the part of hounds to kill in such a satisfactory manner. Of 

 the last run, he says, ' It was a very good finish to a capital 

 'day's sport.' I should be inclined to think that this was 

 the best day they had had up to the date. 



' February 7th. Kiddall Fane. Found in the thick hedgerow, 

 'near the old hall, a lame fox; killed. Found in Saw 

 'Woods; ran to ground in Thorner, bolted ; killed. Found 

 'in Mr. Naylor's grounds near Seacroft,ran into Mr. Wilson's 

 'coverts; turned up the hill, and ran fast past Merrick to 

 ' Barnbow, headed for Barwick Mill, turned back to Sea- 

 ' croft, back to IMerrick, and back to where we found, and 

 'lost. Found at quarter to four at Kirkby Hill ; ran up to 

 'Thorner, short back to Eltofts, .Scarcroft plantings, Wike 

 'Whin, turned to the .School House Whin, left Bardsey on 

 ' the left, Ruler on the right, to Norwood bottoms ; left 

 ' Bramham Park on the right, Westwoods on the left, to 

 'Boston Spa, and killed in Padman's garden. A good 

 ' hunting-run of an hour and thirty-five minutes ; horses 

 ' tired.' 



Perhaps the run of the season took place on the second 

 of March, and that notwithstanding that their fox fairly 

 beat them : — 



' March 2nd. Woodhall Bridge. Found in the Punch Bowl, a 



