68 THE WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. [m^' 



The only run of any importance afterwards recorded 

 occurred during the season before Lord Middleton gave up 

 the hounds in 1819. The pack found a fox at Eatington 

 (Jrove, and ran through the park nearly to Fulready, and 

 from thence, turning to the right, went on without a check 

 towards Hell Brake ; and from there, leaving Oxhill on the 

 left, nearly to Tysoe, and thence, leaving that village on 

 the right, to Eadway, where the fox went to ground, after 

 a capital run of fift}^ minutes. "Actseon, Junior," relates 

 that Lord Middleton refused 800 guineas for a horse 

 called the Eoan Banker, ridden by Tom Smith, the first 

 whip, on this occasion. 



Mr. Hugo Campbell, Mr. Sheldon, of Brailes, and Mr. 

 H. Wyatt, were noted riders to hounds in Lord Middleton's 

 time. The latter was 6ft. 3in., and weighed 15st. His 

 best hunter, Morgan Eattler, was long and low, and of 

 great girth and power. Amongst other good riders were 

 Lord Brooke, Mr, John Biddulph, Sir William Parker, 

 Mr. Lloyd, of Drayton, Mr. Augustus Berkeley, Mr. 

 Pickering, Mr. Eussell, of Blockley, Mr. Frank Lawley,. 

 Mr. Shuckburgh, of Bourton, and Mr. Morant Gale. 



The following song was composed by the Eev. H. E. 

 Wooley, Lord Middleton's chaplain, and sung by him at a 

 supper given by Lord Middleton at Stratford. When the 

 song had been sung, Lord Middleton said : " Wooley, I'll 

 remember that." A year afterwards Mr. Wooley called at 

 his banker's in London, who asked him wdiat was to be 

 done with a sum of money which had been lately paid to 

 his account by Lord Middleton, amounting to 800/. These 

 particulars have kindly been given to us, together with the 

 true copy of the song, and the music to which it was set, 

 by Mr. Wooley's grandson, Mr. H. Crompton. 



HUNTING SONG. 



By Rev. H. R. Wooley. 



I. 

 The triumphs of heroes let others declare, 

 Or in ecstacy sing of the charms of the fair, 

 Of love, or of war, bid the verse freely flow ; 



