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This reference to his horse's character had the effect 

 of restoring Wynniatt, who opened his eyes and said, •• It 

 was not the horse's fault at all," and then relapsed 

 into insensibility. The two friends then went in search of 

 the horse, which they found, and began to gallop and lark 

 over fences, and on being remonstrated Avith replied, " Poor 

 Wynniatt can't live, and his horses must go to Tattersall's, 

 so we thought we would take the opportunity of trying 

 this one to see if he is worth buying." 



Mr. Corbet's hounds, in ISOS, found at Ufton Wood, 

 and ran by Chadshunt, over Edge Hill, and thence by 

 Upton House and near Epwell White House. At this 

 point the fox turned to the left and' ran over Brailes Hill 

 and as far as Long Compton Field. Here a shepherd's 

 dog met the fox, and they fought until the dog carried as 

 much scent as the fox himself ; they separated on the 

 approach of the hounds, and the latter hit off the 

 scent of the dog, which they followed until dark, and 

 where then whipped oif. The distance traver^ed was 

 twenty miles straight, and probably twenty- seven as 

 hounds ran. 



In December, 180S, a fox was found at Wellesbourne 

 Wood, and was hunted through Walton and Compton 

 Yerney Coverts, and from there across the Yale to the right 

 of Kineton Town ; and at this point he turned more to the 

 right, over Herd Hill, and b}' Pillerton and Oxhill, and after 

 passing near Black Maston, or Marston, and through 

 Eatington Park, he crossed the Stour at Newbold. He then 

 ran by Armscott and Whimpstone, and, leaving Preston 

 Bushes and Quinton to the right, he ran over Meon Hill and 

 into the Yale of Evesham, by Mickleton, Norton, and Aston, 

 and he was killed at the village of Weston, a mile short of 

 Broadway. Mr. Corbet, Bill Barrow, Mr. R. Canning, 

 Mr. Eobbins Mr. Bradley, and Mr Handley alone saw the 

 finish. It is remarkable that Mr. Corbet saw the finish of 

 many good runs, because he rarely jumped a fence. His 

 knowledge of the country helped him to a great extent, 

 and he galloped at the fastest pace down lanes and roads; 



