326 THE WAEWICKSHIRE HUNT. [1870 



Mr. Lucy hunted the hounds on two days a week himself, 

 and Hastmgs hunted them on the other two days. 



That good sportsman, Mr. George Smith, of Weston 

 Sands, has supplied us with a short diary, from which we 

 give a few extracts : 



Noiwniber 9t]i. — Fii-jst day, Cliarlocote. Foiiud Oakley Wood ; van nearly 

 to Harliui-y. Second, Chesterton Pool ; ran a fast ring. A A'ery good day. 



November 2Qth, Siccdcliffe. — First, Wiggiugton Heath; i-an to Wroxton, 

 Second, from near Wroxtou ; ran fast round Broughton, OA'er the hottoiu and 

 Stone Wall top, and on ueai-ly to Adderbury to Bloxham Grove, and killed in 

 bottom. Very good run ; seventeen miles to covert, twenty-three home. 

 Rode Roscoe. 



December '24th, Church Tijsoe. — Found Spencer's Gorse ; very fast to 

 Oxhill, fifteen minutes very good ; to l)ottom of Edge Hill, forty-two minutes ; 

 to Round House, fifty minutes. Changed foxes, and killed one at Suurising. 

 Very good day. Rode Kitty. 



From the Lcamlnyion Spa Courier, January 8th, 1S70 : 



The Warwickshire had a good day over the plough on Thursday last. 

 The meet was at Ufton Wood. Debdale Avas the first draw, and no sooner 

 were the hounds tlu'OAvn in than they gave tongue. They rattled him straight 

 through the covert, and he made his point for Leamington Hastings, over a 

 fine grass country ; he was, however, headed, and turned short back straight 

 through the covert again, and broke at the lower end, pointing for Long 

 Itchington, crossing the road as if for Print Hill ; when at the river he was 

 headed, and ttirned into Ncav Fields, bearing doAvn the meadoAvs to Himniug- 

 ham Coppice. The country being A'ery deep had a great effect ujjon the field, 

 Avhich at this point was anything but compact, Reynard still bearing as if for 

 Offchurch; but made another turn to the right, and charged the river midway 

 between Weston Mill and Hunniugliam Bridge, the only two negotiable 

 places, so that the hounds had it all to themseh'es up to Cubbington Wood, 

 AA'here they lost him, but lief ore anyone could get up to them they had another 

 on foot, Avhich they ran through Waverley, Wa])peubury, Princethorpe. and 

 Rytou Woods in good style. The hounds Avorked admirably, and the pace 

 up to Cul)l)ington Wood Avas fast enough to please the most fastidious. 



From Sir C. Mordaunt's diary : 



On January 21st * 1870. there Avas a good deal of frost, and the fixture, 

 which had been made for Wroxton NeAv Inn, Avas in consequence altered to 

 Chadshunt. A fox was found in the laurels of the garden, and Avent aAvay 

 over the best line of countrA'. OAer the Kinetou and Southam road, and oAer 



*0n this day I rode my sister's mare Emerald first, and the Fawni, that I bought 

 from Lord Kosebery, second horse. She a\'ou the Ch. Ch. Grind. Jockey, Mr. Gerald 

 Duiicoml)e. Emerald was a good mare, but the Fawn was a soft-hearted brute. I was 

 dining with Mr. John Lucy the nest day, and he said, in his punctilious manner, " I hear 

 — ^you Lad — a very good run yesterday — Mr. Verney." " Yes, Sir," I said, " we had a 

 clinker." " And I hear — you bad — a very good place." I was just about pleased with 

 a little l)itof praise from such a veteran foxhunter. — W. R, V, 



