202 HISTORY or THE BRAMHAM MOOR HUNT. 



Scotia and Healaug-h villao-e down to Uuce Wood. Here a 

 large herd of cattle caused a check, and hounds were brought 

 to their noses as they hunted on at the other side of them 

 through the small enclosures behind Healaugh village. 

 These difficulties overcome, they ran on at an increasing 

 pace, crossing the Catterton drain at the Hell Hole. Bearing 

 left handed, they raced over Normans Farm to the Askham 

 road, along which the fox ran to Angram lane end. Thence 

 they ran over the Angram road into the York and Ainsty 

 country, and into Swann's Whin, where there was at least 

 a brace of fresh foxes. Hounds stuck to their hunted fox 

 however, and rattled him back over the Angram road, 

 leaving Askham Richard to the left, and on to Bilbrough ; 

 leaving the Hall on the left, and crossing the Catterton road 

 to Ingrish Hill. Here there were two lines, but Smith got 

 them together without loss of time, and they just got a look 

 at their fox. They skirted Bilbrough Whin, and ran into 

 the old Roman road, down which they kept for some 

 distance, and then turning to the right they ran on in the 

 direction of Catterton village. The fox was now twisting 

 and turning in every field and down every hedgerow, but 

 he managed to reach Catterton Wood, where they pulled 

 him down after a brilliant gallop of an hour and twenty 

 minutes. It was not quite straight, but it could only be 

 seen by riding the line, and the skirters were clean out of 

 it. As hounds ran it would be something like thirteen or 

 fourteen miles. 



With this run I must bring my account of the doings 

 of the Bramham Moor in the field to an end, hoping that 

 I have not wearied my readers too much with a record of 

 sport, which for such a difficult country, is unique indeed. 



