310 THE WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. [1868 



March Stli, Wornile'ujhton (by invitation). — Found a good fox at 

 Boddington Hill; ran ovor a big country. Owing to a dog running our fox, 

 I had to give liiui up near Preston Capes in tlie Grafton country. Came back 

 to AVarden Hill Gorse ; chopped a fox ; got away with another ; had twenty- 

 five niiinites round Wardington, and killed him. Very good day's sport. 



\Ztli, Sivalch'fe. — Good day's sport. Killed two foxes. 



16th, Newbold Pacey. — Fair day. 



18th, Edge Hill Toiver.—l had a very bad cold. Mr. Lucy hunted the 

 honuds. Killed one fox. 



2Srd, Long Marston. — Blank day. 



24th, Mitford Bridge.— Faiv day. Killed one fox. 



26th, Ufton Wood. — Moderate day. Foxes short. 



On March .2Stli a complimentary dinner was given to 

 Mr. Spencer Lncj, and his untiring zeal and ardent desire 

 to show sport was suitably acknowledged by a numerous 

 company of county notabilities at the Court House at 

 Warwick. Mr. Bolton King occupied the chair. Mr. 

 Lucy, when acknowledging the toast of his health, said he 

 had always endeavoured to show the best, and as long as 

 he was master he would relax no effort to merit praise from 

 the followers of the Hunt. If he had succeeded in 

 winning their approbation it was sufficient reward. He 

 must say the tenant farmers of Warwickshire were the best 

 preservers of foxes. We rode over their fences and wheat, 

 but, notwithstanding that, they were willing to oblige 

 them in every possible way. A writer in a local paper, 

 professing to be a farmer, had stated that foxhunters were 

 apt to ride over a field of wheat in preference to a grass 

 field, and that if they persisted in doing so he should give 

 them notice not to trespass on his land. He did not think 

 the field w^ere guilty of such a thing. He urged the 

 necessity of preserving foxes, and hoped that a kindly 

 feeling would continue to exist between them to promote 

 the popular and sociable pastime of foxhunting. 



Robert Worrall's diary [coniiitiicd) : 



30th, Bed Hill.— Blank day. 



April 2nd, Alcester — To finish the season. — Killed one fox. 



Stopped by frost and fog fifteen days. Killed thirty-six brace. 



SEASON 1868-69. 



September 26th. — Commenced cubhunting at Walton. Good morning. 

 Killed one fox. 



