1875] A BAD SEASON. 347 



thirty diiys by weather, ancl the scent being unusiuilly 

 capricious when the wreath er was open. There were 

 several good days' sport in the course of it, tliougli 

 nothing" very excelk^it. 1 do not know the number 

 of foxes killed, but, judging from the days I was out, L 

 should say it was small. I cannot say I think the 

 management satisfactory. There is a want of keenness 

 apparent in everyone concerned therein, except Orvis. 

 The dog pack is far from good, and the draws arranged 

 without enough consideration of succeeding days' require- 

 ments. Whichford Wood has only been drawn twice 

 since November 1st, and Ufton Wood about tlie same. 

 Claydon Hill was never touched from the middle of 

 November to the latter end of March, while much smaller 

 places in the middle of the country were drawn six or 

 seven times. At the Hunt meeting, ]\Ir. Lucy was again 

 appointed master, with an increased guarantee of a clear 

 1900/., with a possible addition of 100/. ; but I cannot 

 think he will hold the office beyond another season." 



There are no doubt many who can confirm these 

 remarks, made by ]Mr. Miller, with regard to the unsatis- 

 factory character of the management. jMr. Lucy some- 

 times did not come to the meet until half an hour after 

 the usual time. — C. M. 



From Sir C. Mordaunt's diary : 



During five week.s fishing in Juno and July, I caught 134 salmon and 

 sixty sea trout, weighing 18001b.. in the river Rauma in Norway. For three 

 week.s. when the sun was very liriglit. I fished at night from 9.30 till 4 o'clock 

 in the morning. Mr. R. F. Pritchett took some very good drawings for mo 

 of this l)eautiful valley and of the surrounding mountains. 



There had been a severe winter, and the avalanches often fell within 

 sight of the house in which we lived. The view at sunrise from the fjeld 

 was of great beauty, for, besides mountains and glaciers, it included nmch of 

 the sea, the fjords of which e.^tend from 100 to 130 miles inland. 



SEASON 1875-76. 

 The opening meet was at Charlecote. Found plenty 

 of foxes at Fir Tree Hill and Oakley Wood. 



The Eev. William S. Miller's diary {confinnod) : 



November 22nd, 1875, Welleahourtie. — Rode Zimri. DreAv Fir Tree Hill 



