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again iu Itchiu^tj-tou Holt A: rau verey quick to Poolfields was Headed Back 

 to Verueys o-ovse and we dun no more good witli liim. 



Dficemher Ixt Eptnoell village. — Found in Swaclitfo ozicr l)ed & ran by 

 tlic mill up Mr Greaves hill was headed by Mr Painters by his stone pit A: 

 by Mr Greaves spinney ct by William Pages ct North Newington A Mr J. 

 Greaves spinney Sc over Wroxton Park into the Gardens was hollowed on to 

 the fox & ran the Heel way of him it Lost liim Drew Claydon Hill Blank 

 Found betwn Swacliffe Park i*i: the Heatli & ran verey quick through the lower 

 part of Wigington Heath and by Lampit House over the road pointing to 

 Broughton was Headed back to Lampit House & rau Back to Broughton 

 Castle Killed him between the Castle and the Church Clasper and the Fox a 

 Fine site in the Water. 



In Mr. Darwin Galton's account of the same rim, in 

 his diary, we find " Clasper seized the fox whilst swimming- 

 across the moat, and brought him -alive to the rest of the 

 ])ack." Stevens, being in an ecstacy, shouting out, "I 

 would forfeit half a year's salary rather than have missed 

 .seeing Clasper catching that fox in the moat." Clasper 

 was appropriately named for the occasion. 



Ibth Wroxton Abbey. — Found in Wythecomb gorse & ran very quick 

 up to the Chipping Norton Turnpike I'oad was Headed doAvu by Crouch hill 

 to Broughton ct the rain washed the Hounds oft' the scente. Found again iu 

 Wigington Heath & ran there 20 minutes to ground Found again in 

 Swaclifie Spiny two foxes & ran by the hill Pointing to Sheldons gorse 

 turned to the Left by Epwell mill over Sluitford hill by Mr Benuets by 

 Mosshills stone pit to Sheniug-ton village over tlie Field nearly to Upton 

 gorse turned to the Left by Mr Andei-tons & Sheuing-ton Hill over Tysoe 

 Field by Comptou WjTiate Pointing to the Scrubs turned over Wiuderton 

 Field Leveiii?" the village on the right by Brailes Building Pointing to Galby 

 hill turned to the right Ity Brailes village to ground in a Draine Pointing to 

 Cherington & Left him. 



January 12//; 1849 Wroxtou Abbey. — A Frost on the hills Drew Pillertou 

 gorse found &. ran over Pointing to Oxhill Curved to the right by Pillertou 

 through Brickhill gorse over Eatington Field by Thornton & Loxley through 

 Wellesl)ourne wood to ground in Charlecote Park k Left him Found again 

 in Wellesbourne wood A: ran there till Darke & stoped the Hounds. 



loth Billesley Ifo//.— Drew Arston Grove Wythecomb & Redhill Found 

 iu West gi'ove & ran aboute there 2 hours & Lost him Found again iu Alne 

 gorse & ran iu the gorse half a hour & away by Shelfield through Spernal 

 Park Pointing to Studley Curved to the Left over the river to middle Town 

 Pointing to Coughton Park was Headed and Ave stoped the Hounds gowing 

 Back over the i-iver at Dark. 



23(i Mitford Bridge.— -DvQ\y Woolford wood Blank Found iu B;irton 

 Grove & ran over the hill Leveing Little Comptou to the right through the 



Plantations Adlesthrope k by Bledenton tlircmgh Oddington up to 



to ground 55 minutes. 



February 2d Kenneh. — Found iu Pillertou gorse & the fox Avas Headed 

 A; Killed there Found again in Brickhill gorse & ran there 20 minutes A' 



