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Chaiuberlayue rode liard duvino- tlu> imui. Mr. Chaiiil)erlayiu* and iiiy.S(>lf 

 jumped the brook together at a h\g plaee witli a drop. I was riding View 

 Holloa, chesnnt horse. 



14//i, Sioaldiffe. — "We had a famous gallop — twenty-five minutes from 

 Wiggiugton Heath to Swerford Osier Bed. The honuds rau into their fox 

 one field on the other side of the covert ; this fox had no brush. Sir C 

 Mordauut and Mr. J. Mordaunt went well through this gallop. Hounds ran 

 best pace, and never cliecked. I rode Taglioni. Carried me w^ell. 



17^/i. — A capital day's sport. We killed our fox liy moonlight near 

 Shottery. 



18^/(, Ilminf/ton. — A very good day's sport. Killed a brace. 



20//;, Moreton Morrell. — Very useful day, only wanted a kill. 



21st, Kineton Hovse. — This w^as a famous day's sport. We were running 

 all day. Killed our last fox at Farnborough by moonlight. Only Mr. 

 Bolton King, Mr. Hany Over, of Pittern Hill, and myself at the finish. 

 Most of them left ; got lost at Avon Dassett. We had lost the hounds for 

 some little time ; we all three rode on top of them, worrying their fox in a 

 ploughed field near Farnborough Hill. I rode View Holloa and Taglioni. 



'lath, Snitterjield. — A very satisfactory day. Killed a fox. 



27th, Shrickburgh. — A very good day. Did not kill a fox. 



29th, Idlicote House. — A very satisfactory day. Killed a fox. 



Slst, Talton House. — Ground very hard, bad riding ; this was a fair day's 

 sport. Killed a fox on Crimscote Downs. 



J. Hastings and George Morgan were first and second 

 whips to Worrall in 1S66. In 1^08 H. Pacey succeeded 

 George Morgan as second whip, and in lb69 James Tribick 

 became second whip instead of H. Pacey. 



Frost from January 1st to the 7th. 



Sth, Weston House. — Very useful day. Killed a fox. 



10th, Compton Fer»*ej/.— Not a good day; scent very indifferent. We 

 had a nice little gallop in the afternoon ; just got on to the grass. Mr. 

 Stanley overrode hounds. I raved at him ; being deaf, took no notice. First 

 thing he said, "'scent improved, hasn't it? Good man, over anxious at 

 times." 



Uth to 2Wi.— Front. 



25th. Swalcliffe.— Very good day. Killed a fox. 



26/^. Kennels. — Useful day's sport. Killed a fox. This was a bye day. 



Slst, Lower Shuckhurgh. — Mr. Lucy hunted the hounds; they had a very 

 fine run to West Haddon in the Pytchley country, did not get back to 

 kennels till 10.30 ; 17^ couples ont, all there at the finish. 



The following account, by the Kev. W. R. Verney of 

 the run from Shuckburgh on January Slst, 1867, will be 

 of interest to our readers : 



In a great run which took ])lace during Mr. Lucy's mastershij), in which 

 he carried the horn himself, Won-all l)eing away or unwell, I had the 

 good fortune to participate. He got away, after two short rings, from 

 Shuckburgh Hill, and rau to Weltou Place iu forty c)r fifty minutes; from 



