194 THE WARWICKSHIEE HUNT. [1849 



December 10th Neivhold Facetj. — Found in Oakley Wood ct away Ijy Mr 

 Hiu'lestoues over the Brooke by Middleliill and over the Brooke attain by 

 Mr. Hurlestones ; over the Bai'ford road into Warwick Park to groixud Ihour 

 15 minutes. Foimd again in Chadshunt Copse & ran to ground in Pool Fields 

 gorse 3 or 4 more foxes there & away by Chadshunt to Gaydon &. over 

 the Vale Pointing to North End Curved to the Left over Knightcote Field 

 t<; by Bishops Itchington & Kingstone Pointing to Chesterton Curved to 

 the Left up the Brooke side through Itchington Holt to the Gaydon road 

 Pointing to Gaydon Spiny Stoped them at dark 1 hour 35 minutes. 



A very hard day without blood, and they came all the 

 way from Warwick Park to Chadshunt to find, running to 

 ground, and finding again in Pool Fields, from which 

 covei't the great run took place in February, 1884. Stevens 

 rode Red Pose and Gayman. It is a curious fact, that 

 with these terrible long days he only records about twice, 

 or at most three times, that his horse was tired. 



They were prevented hunting by frost from Jan. 1st 

 till the 24th. 



I860 February 7th Eatington Village. — Found in rougli hill & ran a ring 

 by the Grove and over Eatiugton Park by Lamlicot & Back to the Grove 

 Drew Alveston Pastures Blank Found in Wellesbourne wood & ran through 

 Red hill up to the Keepers house was Headed Back across the Fields throixgh 

 the top of Smatchley Break hj Mount Pleasant to Walton wood Never 

 entered the wood ran Parall with the Brooke over the Foss road to Pillerton 

 Curved to the Left over G. Fennels Farme to the Oxhovels Farme Turned to 

 the right and ran the Brooke side to within one Field of the Marston road 

 witch he crossed by Mr. Pai-kers Bam & on over Marston & Pillerton Fields 

 Leveing Oxhill on his Left by Kirby & Thornels gorse* & compton 

 Wyniates up to Broom hill where we Killed him one hour & 36 minutes a 

 good Hunting run. 



14th Buuchureh. — Found in Coocks gorse & ran by Spinney 



& Barby to ash be St Legers & away by Barby Mill Pointing to Coocks 

 gorse again Curved along the side of the hill down to Hillmorton Warfe A: 



Turned to the right over the railroad up to the road &. Lost him a 



hour & 38 minutes Found again in Hillmorton gorse & ran A'erey quick 

 Pointing to Lilboiime Curved to the right by Winch village & along the 

 Bottom ct up the hill to ground at Mr. Lovels Earths 45 minutes. 



From the Jjeamhn/fon Sjjci Courier, Feb. 23rd: 



Tlie Warwickshire hounds met at Napton-on-the-Hill on Monday last; 

 the attendance was large and the weather fine. A fox was foimd inLadbroke 

 Gorse, and soon broke away across the Banbury road to the site of the old 

 Watergall Covert ; recrossing the road near Fenny Compton "VVliarf . he madr 

 aAvay for Wormleighton Tillage and Boddington Gorse a short distance in 

 front of the homids, but after running through the gorse he escaped. The run 

 lasted one hour and five minutes, over the cream of the Warwickshire country. 



* No doubt where Thornhill's g;orse had been. 



