348 THE WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. [1875 



blank. Found in Oakley Wood, and ran on the right of the road to Chesterton 

 Wood, where ho did not stop, but went straight through by Checkley's Brake 

 and through Itchington Holt, King's Bixshes, and Chadshunt Spinneys, 

 leaving Pool Fields on the left, to Comptou and Bowshot. There, of course, 

 we stayed some time, then took a stale line on to Walton, and lost. 



From Sir C. Mordaunt's diary ; 



On November 27th I hunted with the Pytchley Hounds at Badby 

 Wood, when they had a very fine day's sport. They found a fox at Char- 

 welton Osier Bed, and i-au for an hour, most of the time very fast, partly in 

 the Grafton, and partly in the Bicester country. This nui was quite sufficient 

 for any one horse, and not many of a large field remained to see the second 

 run, which was even better. They found again at Hogs Stafi^ S])inney, and 

 ran by Hinton, Aston-le-wall, Boddington, and nearly to Wormleighton ; and 

 thence to the right by Priors Hardwick, and from thence to the right of Priors 

 Marstou, near whidi place Will Goodall, the huntsman, stopped the hounds, 

 when running hard for their fox, at dark. I had a long ride home from there, 

 and no one else except Lord Spencer, the master, remained with the hounds. 

 He pointed out a hound to me called Archer, which did a great deal of work, 

 and which he had bought from Lord Doneraile. Rode Romsdal and 

 Antelope II. 



I had a letter in after years from CTOodall : 



The Kennels, Bi-ixworth, 



February 19th, 1895. 

 To Sir C. MoRDAUNT, Bart. 



Sir, — On looking back through my old diaries I have come across the day 

 you wished to know about, it was on November 27th, 1875. I haA'e it noted 

 in my book as one of the hardest days I ever remember, and we stopped 

 hoimds at dark near Marston. "Archer," the hound you speak of, was one 

 Lord Spencer had from Lord Doneraile in Ireland, he was black and white in 

 colour, and a very good one in his work. Lord Spencer was naturally very 

 fond of this hound, that "'Archer" became a bye word in the Pytchley 

 countiy in those days. 



I beg to remain, Sir, 



Yours obediently, 



William Goodall. 



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



December IZth. — After nearly a fortnight of uncomfortable weather, with 

 frost and snow, met at the Antelope Inn, Lighthorne. Rode Middletou. 

 Found in Chesterton Wood, and went away to Checkley's Brake. Here, 

 through some hounds getting on a false line, we lost some time. At last got 

 on the line again into Itchington Holt ; after iiinning about the Avood some 

 time with little scent, got away, Imt only to a faggot pile at Hyatt's Farm. 

 From this he was bolted, and ran back to the wood, and got to ground. Had 

 a stale line of a fox gone aAvay a long time, but could not do anything with it. 

 Found again at Bawcutt's. and ran very fast across the raihvay, leaving North 

 End on the left, up to Fairl)rotlier's house, and over tlie hill, skirting Knibb's 

 Bushes, by Harbages Farm to Farnborough in front of the house, under tlie 



