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the line, and rau ])y Sheldon's Coppiee to Brailes Bnikliugs, where I left 

 them holding on in the direction of Spencer's Gorse. Rode Ziniri. 



December 2nd. — Ran from Whichford Wood, leaving King's Stone to 

 the right, down to Chaysell Brook, which was a very big ,inmp. Mr. F. 

 Walker, of Shipston, and a farmer only jumped it clear. Lord Camperdown 

 got over, but his horse got in. The homids then ran by Over Norton nearly 

 to Chipping Norton, and then turned back over the Chaysell Brook. This 

 time Lord Camperdown, Mr. Walker, and Oi'vis the liuntsmau all got over. 

 The hounds then swung round again for Over Norton, and ran to ground 

 near Rollwright, after running hard for nearly two hours. 



December 'I'Ind, Charlecote. — Two hour.s in and about Chesterton Wood, 

 and then by Lighthorne, very straight to ground on John Mordauut's farm. 

 A good hunting run. 



Mr. George Smith's diary : 



December 22ml, Charlecote Village. — Drew Park and Fir Tree Hill blank. 

 Found Oakley, quick to HighdoAAni, thence to Chesterton Wood. After an 

 hour or more, ran out via Lighthonie, missed Bishop's Gorse, Chadshunt, 

 and Gaydon to a drain under Arlescote. Forty-five minutes good hunting run. 



Mr. John Mordaunt had taken some land up at 

 Arlescote.— W. E. V. 



The Eev. William S. Miller's diary [continued) : 



December 26th, Kineton House. — Rode Zimri. Drew the Oaks blank. 

 Chopped a fox in tlie Holt. Found at once in Bullet Hill ; ran by Arlescote 

 as straight as possible to Bishop's Gorse, to ground. A real good thing. 



I remember I was not out on this day, hut I was up 

 at Bishop's (jrorse on foot, and saw them arrive, Mr. John 

 Mordaunt first. In fact, I believe he had had the best of 

 it all the way across the valley. — W. E. V. 



I also well remember this run. Mr. Mordaunt was at 

 the bottom of the hill at Arlescote, and he alone got away 

 with the hounds, and remained wdth them to the finish. 

 He was riding a bay horse of mine, which had belonged to 

 Mr. Gunter, of Wetherby, called Confectioner.— C. M. 



They found again in Bawcutt's, ran by Itchington Holt, 

 through Gaydon Gorse and Coppice, by Ireland Farm and 

 King's Osiers, skii-ting Kineton, up Bittern Hill, bv-k to 

 Chadshunt. 



The Eev. William S. Miller's diary [continued) : 



January 9th, 1874.— Met at Tysoe. Rode Zimri. Being a thoroughly 

 wet morning, and still having a lame hand, did not stai-t from home till 12.;^0. 

 and just dropped in for the best rim of the present season. The fox got up 

 in the open on Sibford Heath, went by the old Warren to Brailes Buildings, 



