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foxes caused such an extent of couiitry to be drawn 

 blank. 



Yi\m\i\\id Lcaiiii/i(/tun Sjjci Co/^yvVr, January ;25th, 1^551 : 



Oil Saturday last the luoot took place at Heiiley in Arcleu, aud seldom 

 lias there been seen such a large uumbcr of sportsmen present (250 or 300). 

 A fox was found in May's wood, about half a mile distant, which gave 

 nearly two hours' excellent sport, and was eventuallj' lost. Many of the 

 horsemen Avould have to record some falling event of the day ; some with 

 tlieir heads bound, others with their scarlet turned to clay, and hero and there 

 could be seen chemists busily engaged bandaging some favourite animal 

 Avhich had done its best but was ol)liged to yield to reynanl's pace. It is 

 reported that if the fox had l)eeu killed it would have been tlie best day this 

 season with the aristocratic pack.* 



From the Lccuuuif/toH Spa Cui/j'ier : 



February \st, 1851, Saturday. — Met at Red Hill. Drew A.ston Grove, 

 Withyeomb Wood, aud Oversley Wood all blank. Found one of the right 

 sort in Speruall Park, and went away to Barnliam Wood, Brown's Wood, and 

 into Barren's Park, which he crossed. Rejiiard now made his way towards 

 Tamworth, aud went straight for Umberslade Park. Here he was A'iewed 

 two fields ahead of the hounds, and the pace grew so severe that few could 

 live with them. He then ran a circle round the Park aud down the meadows, 

 as if making for Lapworth, when Morris was compelled to stop the hounds 

 owing to the darkness. Had he been fortimate enough to kill, it would have 

 been the best nin this couutiy has afforded for some years. Time, 2^ hours. 

 Distance, 20 miles. Mon-is went extremely well, also the Marquis of Tweed- 

 dale, Colonel Shirley, and a few others. 



Stevens' diary : 



February 10th Grove Park. — Found & ran by the village of Hamptou on 

 the Hill tu iLe Warwick road where the fox was Headed & ran over the race 

 Course to the Back of Hatton & frome there by Mr. Arkwrights farme & 

 Calverdon to austy wood &. a ring in the wood & killed him there 2 hours. 



15th Foxcote — Found H foxes in Stoke wood & ran 2 whide rings & Back 

 to ground by Stoke wood 2 hours good Hunting Pace & Killed him. 



24:th Loioer Shuchhurcjh. — Drew the hill and Cawcote Spiny Blank 

 Found in Ladbrooke gorse and ran through Nuims Bushes Leveing Dufers 

 Bridge on the right through ufton wood to the Canal Pointing to Priuthill lie 

 was Headed got on a fox in Priuthill aud ran verey (piick & Killed one field 

 frome ufton wood 2 hours altogether. 



2bth Sutton Bridge. — "'Mr Davis Headed tlie fox and we lost him." 



March 11th Mitford Bridge. — Found in Woolford Wood & ran in the 

 wood and Heath 30 minutes & away to Chaselton Grove & a ring in the grove 

 & away Pointing to Barton grove Curved to the Left again into the wood ran 

 2 rings in the wood & away through the Newcombs to ground at Chaselton grove 

 a hour & 45 miniites Hunting Drew Barton Grove <t the Coombs Blank 

 Found in Witchford wood &. ran aboute there & Woolford Heath &. Weston 

 Gardens a hour & KiUed the fox in a Spiny. 



• \o doubt Morris was hnntiiip the hoauds on tliis day. 



