250 THE WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. [I86I 



I also have a yeomanry story. Mr. Charles Grriffin, of 

 Chesterton, sergeant and afterwards (jiiartermaster, was 

 pulled up by Captain Ealeigh King for some deficiencies in 

 his drill. " Look here, Captain," he said, " I've been a 

 ijeomcm twenty years, and you are not going to make a 

 soldier of me now." — W, E. Y. 



SEASON 1860-61. 

 The Eev. AVilliam S. Miller's diary {coiitinued) : 



Friday, November 9th, 1860. — Fine, but cold ; thermometer twenty-uiue. 

 Went out huuting at Burton Gate, and had a very good day's sport. Found 

 in a turnip field above Avon Dassett, ran across the vale of Arlescote, then 

 turned, and ran along- the line of the brook nearly to Kineton, tlience to 

 Chadshunt, and through the spinney, nearly to Yerney's Gorse, and through 

 Itchington Holt and Harlniry Heath, by Chesterton Church to within a field 

 of Chesterton Wood, and lost our fox. 



Friday, February 1st, 1S61. — The winter has been very cold. The 

 frost lasted nearly six weeks, but has now been gone a week, and that without 

 a fall. To-day I have lieeu out hunting. The meet at Upton ; had very 

 moderate sport, never ha^-ing been at any time three miles from home. The 

 only good thing was a burst from Kineton Holt to the Knoll. 



Tuesday, February 5t]i. — Went out hunting to the Golden Cross. Had a 

 vei'y good day's sport considering the weather. Found at Wolford Wood ; 

 went away immediately by Weston House. Whichford Village, Hotley Hill, 

 and Rollwright, nearly back to Whichford Wood. Got on a fresh fox in a 

 small spinney close to the wood, and, the hounds taking an unexpected turu, 

 got thrown out, and saw nothing more of them. 



From Sir C. Mordaunt's diary : 



On Thursday, February 7th. I hunted with the North Warwickshire 

 hounds, on account of having to return after voting in a division in the House 

 of Commons, and saw a splendid run with them, They found at Hillmorton 

 Gorse, and went away at once with a burning scent, and ran between Crick 

 and Yelvertoft, nearly to West Haddon. Up to this point there was no check, 

 but from tliere they ran at a slower pace, leaving Guilsborough to the right, 

 by Kank, nearly to Hazlebeech, and from thence very fast to ground at 

 Maidwell. The distance from point to point is thirteen miles, and about 

 eighteen miles as hounds ran, in two hours and ten minutes. I was told that 

 this was the finest run which these lioimds had ever had, and it was over the 

 cream of the Pytchley country. The Warwickshire are a much faster pack 

 of hounds. Some of the North Warwickshire pack were bred by the 

 master, Mr. Baker, from pure bloodhounds, and I saw these, which were 

 very dark black and tan in colour, come to tlie front and hit off the line 

 whenever the jjack was in difficulty. 



I had sixteen miles to ride on a tired horse I)ack to Rugby, and I left him 

 there in Mr. Darby's stables, and did not get home till ten o'clock. Rode 

 Marmion. 



