342 THE WAEWICKSHIRE HUNT. :i874 



where 1 first saw them ; tlieu by Wiudertou, Compton Wymiiates, Broom 

 Hill Epwell Hill, and Goldl)y's Farm to Shutford Mill, along the brook side 

 by Wroxtou Mill to the paper mill, by Lower Tadmarton and the Highlaud.s 

 to Milcombe Bottom, and ran clean into him iu a grass field just between 

 Mileombe and Bloxham. A very fine rmi, with as clean a kill as could be. 



How well I remember tins run, and how it rained in 

 the mornino". I rode Clashmore, a yoiinp' Irish horse Mr. 

 Miller had been riding for my sisters. Mrs. Godman, 

 then Miss Susan Yerney, rode Little Charlie, a famous 

 little bro^\m horse Lord Willoughby gave them. He was 

 bought from the late Lord Parker, at Oxford. Well, when 

 we got to Broomhill they had already found. Charles Orvis 

 said to me, when I said it was wet, " Yes, sir, thankyer, sir. 

 Don't you let the hounds get away from you to-day, there's 

 a rare scent." We always call it " The Bloxham Spire day," 

 because my sister and I asked Squu-e Lucy at the close of 

 the run where we were. " Why, don't you know Avhere 

 you are?" he answered; "Why, that's Bloxham Spii-e, 

 wdio ever ! " It was a good run. I think the best I 

 ever saw, — W. E. Y. 



In 1873, 1874, and 1875 T. Neverd was first whip to 

 Charles Orvis, and W. Adcock was second whip in 1873 

 and 1874. 



The Eev. William S. Miller's diary {continued) .- 



March 17tli. Brailes. — Rode Zimri. Got on the line of a travelling fox 

 uear Brailes Buildings, and ran by the Old Warren, leaving Epwell Village 

 on the left. l)y Blenlieim Farm, Shutford Clump and Village to Wroxton 

 Park ; there he twisted about as though beat. At last he turned away from 

 Claydon Hill straight for Horley, where we i*an into him in a grass field close 

 to the village. 



Mr. George Smith's diary : 



March 17th, Brailes. — Found on the Hill, and ran a hunting run ; one 

 hour and forty minutes, and killed at Horley. Several falls. Rode Theodore. 



From Sir C. Mordaunt's diary : 



During the spring I was fishing the river Loeliy, in Scotland, and saw 

 the following curious incident of the habits of salmon. When the water 

 became very low in a pool called " the Galleries," a number of salmon were 

 lying in ranks at the tail of it. As the fly passed over them I could see the 

 rising fish, and that before rising they invariably turned on their side, and 

 often did this without rising at all. As the water became lower, I could count 

 six large fisli lying iu the front rank, varying from 251b. to over 301b. In the 



