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tliouyli foniiiiig' no serious o))stacle to them, proveil a difficult matter to 

 equestriaus, many of Avliom were thrown out at tliis point, and of those 

 remaining only a few got over the Whitnash Brook, whicli had to be 

 eucountered a few fiekls furtlier, and tin- hcjuuds were seen streaming away at 

 some distance in front, 6ver Whitnasli Fiekls and Higlidown, in the direction 

 of Oakley Wood. This covert was I'eached, Imt the gallant fox not deigning 

 to avail himself of it, travelled on in the direction of Moreton Morrell, and 

 was ultimately lost when pointing for Lighthorne, after a first-rate run of 

 one hour and ten minutes. Many of the field were left at Ufton Wood, 

 being unaware that the fox had gone away. The pace was good throughout, 

 and from the railway to Oakley Wood no check ensued. 



At a meeting held at Kineton on April 8th, 1853, Lord Willcughby de 

 Broke proposed to hunt the country next season four days eA'ery week if he 

 was g-uaranteed the sum of 1500/. for tliat purpose. This offer was accepted. 



From the Leamington Sjja Courier, March 5 : 



The fixture was Lower Shuekburgh. Found at Ufton Wood, and broke 

 at the lower end, crossed the turnpike road, and ran along the valley to 

 Harbury Fields, turned to the right across the Fosse Road, over the railway and 

 Whitnash Brook, in the direction of Oakley Wood, through it to Moreton 

 Morrell, then pointing to Lig-hthorue, was lost after a capital run of one hour 

 and ten minutes, the latter part of which was only participated in by a small 

 portion of the field. 



We have heard from Mr. W. Chamberlayue that 

 during March, IS 58, the Bicester hounds met at Lower 

 Boddington, found in the gorse at Boddington, and ran to 

 Farnborough, and killed theii* fox there. Lord Willoughby 

 de Broke was out, and went home from there. The hounds 

 were next taken to Warden Hill, but did not do much. 

 They next went to Eydon, found, and ran very fast for 

 fifteen minutes to Moreton Pinkney, to ground. Squire 

 Drake then said, "I think that fox was a vixen; we will 

 go back to Eydon and find her lord and master." This 

 probably was the case, as another fox was found at Eydon, 

 and ran by Trafford Bridge, leaving Bylield to the left, 

 and thence by Hinton nearly to (Triffin's Gorse, and down 

 the hill between Hellidon and Priors Marston ; and next, 

 leaving Shuekburgh Hill on the right, to Napton Folly 

 and over the canal, which the fox crossed at dark ; every 

 horse was beat. Mr. Chamberlayne rode a horse bought 

 from Lord Hopetoun for .20 guineas. When Squire 

 Drake was taking the hounds home, he passed through 

 Farthinghoe at twelve o'clock at night, and blew his horn 



