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and we had no sport in the early part of the day. A fox 

 was afterwards found at Fletcher's Coppice, and ran by 

 Pool Fields and through Chadshunt Spinney, over the 

 road nearly to the osier bed, then turned to the right, and 

 ran by Old Leys, over the Banbury Koad to Kineton Holt, 

 and up Edge Hill and along the top of it, through 

 Arlescote Wood, and over the Vale to ground on the Burton 

 Hills. The hounds were running for an hour, the last 

 half of which was at a good pace.* 



On March 31st the meet was at Shuckburgh, and as 

 Matthews was ill, Mr. North hunted the hounds himself. 

 They found in the gorse below the hill and ran through 

 the Laurels, and across the Daveiitry Road by Grrand- 

 borough and WoLscot to Willoughby Osiers and the old 

 gorse, then over the brook; and, leaving Wolverhampcote 

 and Braunston to the right, checked near the Leani, but 

 the master hit off the line, and they ran on, pointing to 

 Asliby St. Legers, but turned to the right, and killed the 

 fox at Bragborough.f 



The last meet of the season was at Eagley Park on 

 April 29. The hounds had been out on 123 days, and had 

 killed 35 brace of foxes, and had run 41^ brace to ground. 



SEASON 1864-65. 



Mr. North was still in possession of the reins of office 

 at the commencement of the season 1864-65. Thos. 

 Matthews was still huntsman, Fred Smith first whip, J. 

 Sullivan second whip. Cubhunting began on Saturday, 

 September 3rd, at Kineton, and regular hunting on 

 Monday, November 7th, at Walton. Lord North records 

 that scent was ver}" bad this season, except from the 

 5th to 2()th of December, and on some rare occasions 

 afterwards. 



On Friday, November 4th, 1864, the meet was at 

 Wroxton, and ISIr. North hunted the hounds. They found 

 in Lord's Spinney, and ran at their best pace to Cropredy, 



* Lord North says, " A capital hunting run." 



t Lord North naturally records this excellent day's sport. — W. E, V. 



