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royiiavd did not enter, but went on to LeaniinytDn Hastins"s, across the ^vauh 

 to the river Learn, which a few charged hy jumping and getting out on tlie 

 otlier side. Others had to ride to a ford a mile round. Another check took 

 place at Leicester's Piece, which gave the field a chance of getting up. A 

 holloa put us on his line for Dunchurch and Bagshaw's Grorse, thence for 

 Bourton, Duusmore, and Woolston, wOiere I was obliged to leave. I hear 

 these hounds had excellent sport on Friday. Saturday, and Monday. 



Yours truly, 



An Old Sportsman. 



At the close of the season of 1857-5^, Mr. Spencer Lncy, 

 after being- master for only two seasons, to the great regret 

 of the subscribers, gave notice to retire ; and on Wednesday, 

 March 3rd, a meeting was held at the King's Head, 

 Wellesbourne, of subscribers to the hounds and owmers of 

 coverts to take into consideration the best means of hunting 

 the country. There were present : Viscount Villiers, in the 

 chair. Lord Willoughby de Broke, Sir C. Mordaunt, Messrs. 

 Bolton King, E. Grreaves, J. Townsend, H. S. Lucy, Mark 

 Philips, H.\j. Sheldon, H. AUfrey, CI. Hawkes, G. H. 

 Holland, and J. R. West. There were three gentlemen 

 named as candidates for the mastership — viz.. Sir T. Gr. 

 Skipwith, Bart., Mr. Henley Greaves, and Captain White. 

 Mr. Henley Greaves was accepted, the meeting agreeing to 

 guarantee him the sum of .2000/. for the next season. 



Mr. Henley Greaves retained the services of William 

 Mawe as huntsman, and E.. Morris and Mark Jones as 

 whips in 1858. In 1859 George Wells was his huntsman, 

 and J. Maiden and Ward his whips; and in 18 GO Dan 

 Berkshire hunted the hounds, and J. Wliateley and 

 W. Hemming were whips. 



Mr. Henley Greaves had hunted in many countries 

 before he came to Warwickshire, and his knowledge of any 

 country in which he had been was remarkable. His weight 

 precluded his riding over fences, but his knowledge of the 

 roads and of a line of country often enabled him to see 

 the end of a run, and he said that he never went into a 

 field unless he could see his way out of it. He was won- 

 derfully active for a man of his size when off his horse, 

 and he was constantly leading his horses over fences, and 



