182 THE WAKWIOKSHIKE HUNT. ri848 



were up, among whom were Mr. Barnard, Stevens, Jack 

 Hicks, Mr. Bolton King, Mr. Spencer Lucy, Mr. Corbett, 

 the Kev. ]\lr. Tayh)r, Mr. Frank Galton, Mr. John 

 Ark Wright, Mr. Horrocks, Sir Charles Eowley, Messrs. 

 Hanburv, Harry Horley, Russell of Hodnell, Palmer, 

 Smith of Aklerminster,* and Mr. Darwin Galton. Of this 

 gallant number, alas ! how few remain. The Eev. Fitz- 

 william Taylor, of East Ogwell, only died in July, iSDd 

 Mr. John Arkwright still joins the chase, and Mr. Darwin 

 Galton still drives four horses, and Mr. Frank Galton 

 is alive, but we fancy the rest must be gone over to the 

 majority. There is Mr. Corbett, indeed, but this was 

 not the Squire of Admington, but his predecessor, the 

 ancle of our friend. 



In connection with this run 1 have received the follow- 

 ing letter from ]\Ir. John Arkwright, of Hatton House : 



My Dear Verney, 



I return yoii tlie list as furnished to you by Darwiu Galton of the 

 names of those who saw the end of the fine run from Oakley Wood in 

 1848 ... I believe I am the only man still hunting' . . . You 

 may notice there are no names of men then hunting from Leamington, 

 such as Charles Earle, Lord Mouatgarret, " Jemmy " Montg-omery, 

 Campbell of Monzie, Saunderson, Hyde Clarke, and the rest. I think 

 there were a strong party of yomig.ones located at the Bedford of those 

 days, such as Mytton, Clifton, Sir William Don, Sir Henry Bruce, Brooks, 

 " Peg-leg " Bruce (afterwards ordained) ; most of these have long been 



dead. However, the reason why none of these names appear is the 



Atherstone met at Coombe or thereabouts on that day, and all had gone to 

 hunt with them, and just as we killed our fox in the open, they were coming 

 along the road on tlieir way home after a very poor day. 



Yours very tndy, 



John T. Arkwright. 



Stevens' diary : 



iOth Shuchburgh Park. — Drew the hill Blank Found at Willoughby and 

 ran over the ))rooke & over Fleckno Field Pointing to Shuckburgh Hill 

 Curved to the Left over Staverton Bottom & through the wood it Killed 

 him at tlie Back of Badby Lodge 37 minutes. 



From the Lra/zn'm/ton Spa Con Her : 



Shuckburgh was the fixture on Thursday, February 10th. Tlie Park was 



* This Smith, of Alderminster, was probably Robert Smith, and was no relation of 

 "our George Smitli." He was a very hard rider, but died when only thirty yeiirs 

 of n^p. 



