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February 13th. 1858. 

 To tlie Editor of the Courier. 



I send you an account of a day's sport vritli the Warwickshire on 

 Thursday week. Tlie meet was at Shuckburgh. Found at Calcote Spinney, 

 and went away at a racingrpace for Grandborough. which he left to tlie right ; 

 on for Kytes Hardwick, over the river Learn, where luckily there was a ford, 

 making his point for Leicester's Piece. There came the first check ; tinie. 

 21 minutes, over a splendid country. On again for Thurlaston. leaving 

 Bagshaw's on the left, over the Leamington and Rugby railway for Caustcm. 

 but turned over the Dunchurch Road for Lines Spinnej', wliere we got to some 

 plough land, and, scent failing, he was lost. This was one of the best runs I 

 have seen this season, and all would have returned home satisfied, but the 

 huntsman's second horse coming up, Mr. Lucy ordered Debdale to be drawn. 

 It looked like a blank, but fortunately one of the right sort popped out of a 

 comer, and was instantly ofB with hounds close upon him. Aw;iy he Avent at 

 a slashing pace for Leamington Hastings. leaAnng this on the left, over the 

 pastures to the river Leam ; at this point it*was not to be jumped, and to 

 ford it was the only alternative. The hounds went right away, and there was 

 little chance of seeing them again vmless we had a lucky check, which 

 fortunately took place near Leicester's Piece ; the fox being headed, a cast to 

 the light soon put us on his line, on for Bunkers Hill, which he left on the 

 right, pointing for Ashby Leger, over the Daveutry Road, on for Bilton 

 Grange, and was finally lost near Cook's Gorse. 



An Old Sportsman. 



At a meeting of the Warwickshire Hunt Club at the 

 King's Head, Wellesbourne, on AVednesclaj, March 1st, 

 185S, it was resolved to establish a " Covert Fund," as an 

 auxiliary to the Hunt Club, as, in the opinion of the 

 meeting, many gentlemen and occupiers of land, well 

 wishers to the hunting mterest, would be desirous of 

 joining the members of the club in subscribing annually a 

 small sum for that purpose. This fund was largely sub- 

 scribed to, and turned out to be of enormous advantage to 

 the country. No hunting country should be without a 

 similar fund. 



3Iarch 7th, 1858. 

 To the Editor of the Courier. 



The meet on Thursday was at Shuckburgh, where a large, well momited 

 field assembled. Drew Calcott Spinney, and no sooner were the hounds iu 

 than " Tally-ho, away ! " was heard, the fox making his point for the hiUs, 

 but was headed at the road and turned back to the spinney, which he left 

 to the right and made for Grandborough, l)ut turned again and went straight 

 for Debdale. within two fields of which we came to a check. Time, ■28miu. ; 

 distance, five miles, with a very select field up. Mawe cast on to the covert 

 and got on the line, and went away for Print Hill with cold hunting, turning 

 to the right for Marton and Birdingbury. thence to Debdale, which, however. 

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