IQO HISTORY OF THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



there was a long check, the fox having turned into Huby 

 village. Getting on the line again they ran fast past Baily's 

 Whin, and killed within a field of Lindley Wood. This was 

 a good run of an hour and twenty minutes, and made up 

 a capital day's sport. 



I must now give some extracts from Mr. Fox's diary ; 

 two of them descriptive of excellent days' sport, and the 

 other interesting as the last entry in a diary which has been 

 kept with the greatest care, and which reaches over a period 

 which but few hunting diaries cover : — 



' November 20th. Deighton Bar. Found in Ingmanthorpe 

 ' Wood. Away fast to Sandbeck Wood, and swinging to 

 ' the right left Ingmanthorpe on the left, and ran straight 

 ' past Cowthorpe Woods to the river, crossed, and ran to 

 ' Hunsingore. Scent changed. Ran to Ribston, back to 

 ' Hunsingore ; nearly caught him, but he beat us and got 

 ' to ground. Found in Armitage's plantation. Ran to 

 ' ground by Walshford Bridge. Found again, hunting run, 

 ' but were beat. First run very fast.' 



' November 30th. Weeton. Found fox. Headed from Rouge- 

 ' mont Carr twice. Went to Swindon. Found. Ran nicely 

 ' to Stockeld to ground. Found on the Haggs a fox that 

 ' had been on his legs and killed. Found in Cocked Hat 

 ' Whin, and ran to Stockeld to ground. Found in Limekiln 

 ' Wood. Away very fast to Swindon Wood, nearly to 

 ' Hare wood Bridge; along the river side, up the hill to 

 ' Clap Wood, and again round by Kirkby to the Punch 

 'Bowl; two lines. Dark, and horses tired ; stopped hounds. 

 ' A very hard day. One hour and eighteen minutes.' 



'December 28th. Woodhall Bridge. Found. Ran to West 

 ' End Planting, Sicklinghall, Stockeld, to the railway, and 

 ' lost. Very .stormy ; came over the bridge. Tried Keswick 

 ' Ox Close and Langvvith, blank. Found at Wetherby 

 ' Grange ; gave it up.' 



They hunted on till April 17th, when they brought the 



