198 THE WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. 'I8o0 



would lie no lack of foxes. On tlial head, tlicrcfort', tlioir sport for next 

 st-asoii was very proiuisiiii,'-. (Clu'ers.) He cordially thanked the company 

 for the kind manner in which they had met his wishes relative to the two 

 extra days, and he could assure them that he WH)uld do everything he could in 

 return to promote the sport. They had not tied him down to any particular 

 day in the week, they had left it to him to arrange the fixtures as he might 

 think hest. and he would endeavour to make them with due regard to all 

 parties, so that the county might be fairly hunted. (Cheers.) Before he sat 

 <lown he must allude to the kind feeling with which he had always l)een 

 received l)y the gentlemen owners of the land and the farmers of Warwick- 

 shire. Hi! could not be thankful enough to them for the kindness shown him 

 while riding over their land, as well as the handsome manner in which they 

 preserved the foxes. He thought, that if the farmers were ever obliged to 

 give up that favour, which he trusted they never would be, it would have a 

 verv detrimental effect iipon the hunting. He again begged to thank tliem 

 for the kind complinu^nt they had paid him in inviting him that day, and to 

 drink all their good healths. (Chei-rs.) 



Stevens' diary : 



April Mil Gaydon Inn. — Foimd in Ladbrooke gorse and ran Leveiug 

 Hodnal a mile on the right l)y Water gall into Feimey Compton Field Nearly 

 up to Burton hill Turned to the right Leveiug North end on his Left over 

 Knightcote Field by Bishops Itchington village Leveiug Christmas hill on the 

 Left ami Harbury Heath on the right Pointing to Chesterton Turned to the 

 Left up Kingstone Bottoms through Itchington Holt Pointing to North end 

 was Headed l)ack into the Holt and lost ((fler the Best hoLr I ever saic. 



April nth. — Last day of regular hunting at Alcester Were out 79 days 

 and Killed 72 foxt\s and ran 34 to ground. 



Total 92 foxes during the entire season and 41 run to ground and left. 



SEASON 1850-51. 



1850 August Uth.-Fiv^t day of Culihunting at Oakley. Killed 14 foxes 

 and i-aji 4 to grouiul up to September 24th. 



But there is no record of October, and this is tiie only 

 gap in tlie diary. 



The hrst day of regular hunting was on Oct. .CSth at 

 tlie kennels, and there is no good day recorded in the 

 diary before Nov. 2 1st. The sport during this season was 

 not so brilliant as it had been previously. 



Morris began to hunt the hounds on an extra day in 

 the north and west of the country. 



Nov. Sth. — A long ringing day on the Hills " My horse tierd." 

 November 21st Compton Verney. — Drew the rough Blank Found in 

 Bishops gors(» &. ran to Chadshunt Copse A: ran 30 minutes ^t Killed him in 

 the big ground got (m the Line of a fox frome Itchington Holt & Hunted 

 hiui ))y Kingstone and Verneys gorse to Bishops gorse c't gave him u]» 

 Found again in Bowshot & ran vei-ey quick over Mr. Dixons Farme to 



