1867] ME. SPENCER LUCY AND HIS MOTHER. 301 



From Sir C. Mordaimt's diary : 



On January Sist, 1867, tlie hounds met at Sluickhuvgli, on a very likely 

 looking morning for linnting after hea^-y rain all night. Bob Worrall was 

 laid up after a bad fall, and Mr. Lucy, for the second time, hunted the 

 hounds himself. They went away with the first fox from the hill, and for a 

 few fields did not settle well to the line; but all at once they l)egan to run 

 without a check and over a beautifid cotiutry, between Stavertou and 

 Shuckburgh Water Mill ; thence over the Southam and Daventry road, and 

 by Di-ayton to Welton Place, where the first check took place, and up to tjiis 

 point they had run seven miles straight, and a longer distance in the direction 

 taken in fifty minutes. I got away from Shuckburgh with the hounds, and 

 after ihey had begun to run fast for a few fields, only a few out of tlie large 

 field were near them. Mr. William Chamberlayne, of Stoney Thorjie, the 

 Rev. William S. Miller, and Mr. Stanley, of Leamington, on a chesnut horse, 

 had the best of it, and were always nearest the pack. I had only one horse 

 out (Irish Mail), and could go no farther than Welton. As I returned, I met 

 many who had been far l)ehind the hounds. Mr. Lucy, who was inside the 

 covert when his hoimds were drawing it, did not get away with them ; but he 

 came up at Welton Place in plenty of time to see the remainder of a 

 splendid run. Mr. Cliaml)erlayne got on to his brother's liorse at Welton, 

 and rode him to the finisli. I heard afterwards from him ami from Mr. Lucy 

 that the hounds after again starting from Welton Place ran at a slower jjace, 

 but always kept on l)etween Ashby St. Ledgers and Watford, and thence 

 over Kilsby Tunnel, and to the right in a ring as far as Ravensthorpe in the 

 Pytchley country, and back from there to West Had don, where the fox was lost. 

 The distance to Ravensthorpe from Shuckburgh Hill is full twelve miles as 

 the crow flies, and the distance as hounds ran is about eighteen miles, and 

 was traversed in two hours and ten minutes. This was the best run which 

 the hounds have had during Mr. Lucy's mastership. Mr. Lucy rode his 

 chesnut mare Minna as first horse, and his chesnut horse Goldfinder as 

 second horse. Mr. Chamberlayne rode Handsome Jack, for which horse he 

 had given 45?., as far as Welton. When Mr. Lucy and Mr. Chandjerlayne 

 were ridiug home together at a A'ery late hour, Mr. Liicy several times said, 

 "Dear me; whatever will my dear mother think has become of me I " (See 

 Map, run printed in red ink.) 



Bob Worrall's diary {con finked) : 



February 1st, WrO'ftoii New Inn. — Mr. Lucy hunted the hounds; not 

 much sport. Killed a fox. 



8th, Harhury Village. — Very good day. Only wanted a kill to make 

 quite a good day. 



\Mh, Wroxton Abbey. — Very good day. Killed two foxes. 



18th, Long Marston. — Nice gallop. Killed a fox. 



21st, Barfords. — Very satisfactory day. Killed a leash. 



22rtfZ, Farnborough. — This was a fine scenting day. Ran from Cbamber- 

 lain's Gorse to White's Bushes without a check, to groimd. Had a good gallop 

 afterwards. Killed our fox. 



2bth, Goldicote House. — Very fair day. Killed a fox. 



26th, Mitford Bridge. — Very good day. Killed a fox. 



28th, Lower Shuckburgh. — Very nice day's sport. Ran over a big 

 country ; did not kill. 



