4 THE WAEWICKSHIRE HUNT. [1876 



days u week, with a subscription of 2:200/., of which he 

 returned 500/. to the Hunt Committee for the expenses of 

 the covert fund, and he frequently hunted on a bye day. 

 This was a most liberal undertaking, in consideration of 

 the enormous sum which he spent annually upon the future 

 hunting of the country. 



In 18G7 Lord Willoughby de Broke married Geraldine, 

 eldest daughter of Mr. Smith Barry, of Marbury Hall, 

 Cheshire, and of Fota Island, County Cork. She was 

 ardently attached to the pack and to everything connected 

 with hunting. She was a splendid horsewoman, and t<j 

 see her ride to hounds through a run came as near to 

 perfection as anything we ever saw in any country ; she 

 had beautiful hands on a horse and such a perfect under- 

 standing with him, that all horses seemed to carry her in 

 the same way. It will be seen that she was one of the few 

 who o'ot to the end of the finest runs. Her o-racious and 

 winning manner soon made her a favourite with all who 

 knew her. 



SEASON 1876-77. 



From the Rev. W. S. Miller's diary : 



November 6^/;.— Met for the opening day at Cliadslumt. Men smart in 

 their new clothes and well nionnted. A good uiimlier at the meet, and not so 

 many blanks from death and other causes as last year. Not mnch sport. 

 Rode Mannikin. 



November lOth, HamcelJ. — Rode the Major. Fonnd in Chamberlain's 

 Gorse, and had a short ring, and killed jnst outside the gorse. Found 

 another, and went a capital line across the railway, canal, and river, 

 where we were much hindei'ed, close up to Norris Gorse at Chaeombe, and 

 on to Warkworth, and lost. Found again by the keeper's house at 

 Wroxton, ran through Claydon Hill, on towards Swalcliife, and killed in a 

 turnip field. 



November ISth. — A bye day at the kennels. Rode the Major. Found in 

 Frog Hill Osiers, ran back fast to the Oaks and Holt, and again through the 

 Oaks, by Hardwick to Oxhill Mill, and lost. Found the same fox again tlie 

 next Friday, November 24th, at Kineton Oaks, and lost him at the same place. 



December 1st, Radway Grange. — Rode Mannikin. Drew the coverts 

 blank the first time since they were made. 



This strong gorse of Mr. Miller's caused the foxes to 

 hang so much to the hills, that he afterwards allowed 

 Lord Willoughby to have it cut down. 



