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fox by Winderton, and lost him at Compton Wyniates, 

 and Matthews killed his fox close to Whichford Wood, 

 after fifty-live minutes without a cheek. 



Hunt Ball, February 22nd, 1862. — Tlie Leamington Sjya Courier. 



The Hunt ball, which was postponed owing- to the deatli of the Prince 

 Consort, was held on Wednesday at the Shire Hall, Warwick, and was one 

 of the most successful and generally attended ever given in this town, 458 

 guests availing themselves of the gentlemen of the Hunt's hospitality. In 

 old Warwick's hall on that night, four earls, four countesses, four lords, five 

 or six peeresses, joined in the festive throng, besides numerous other noble- 

 men and noble ladies. Eveiyi:hing was done on the most liberal and 

 bomiteous scale, and it must have been very gratifying to the Hunt Com- 

 mittee to meet with such a success. 



From Sir Charles Mordaunt's dtary : 



On Tuesday, March 26th. from a meet at Weston House, a fox was found, 

 and went away quickly from Whichford Wood, and ran, leaving Long 

 Compton on the right, by Rollwriglit Coombs to Little Compton; and, leaving 

 Barton Grove on the right, nearly to Wolford Wood, but turned to the left, and 

 ran across the Vale and through Chastleton Grove to Adlestrop Hill. Here 

 the Heythrop hounds were running, and both packs joined together and 

 killed the fox. A curious scene naturally resulted, and it was of course said 

 that the Heythroj) hounds had a tired fox before them, but they had only come 

 a short distance from where they had found. This run was very fast and 

 lasted for an hour nearly without a check. A second fox was 

 found in Weston Heath, and ran through Whichford Wood, nearly to 

 Traitor's Ford, and thence to the hill by Hook Norton Gorse to Swalcliffe. 

 This run was also very fast, and the distance was traversed in fifty-five 

 minutes. The fox would no doubt have been killed in the open, but the pack 

 were thi'own off the scent, owing to his liavingbeen ran by a sheepdog, which 

 no doubt killod him, as he was found dead next day by Mr. Gulliver, and his 

 head was sent to the kennels. Rode Chivalry. 



Lord North's diary gives an account of this day. He 

 says it was on Friday, March .28th, and that they met at 

 Whichford Wood. He says the run M^as one hour and 

 twenty-five minutes, the pace very good. The second run, 

 one hour and forty minutes, very fast. When Sir Charles 

 speaks of fifty-five minutes, he probably means up to the 

 first check, at Swalcliffe. 



Mr. North has kindly furnished us with his diary of 

 the number of days hunting and the number of foxes killed 

 and run to ground during this and the following seasons 

 up to ISOC). The hounds went to Alcester on September 

 Ifith, ISOI, and hunted there until the 28th, and the last 



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