14 THE WAEWICKSHIRE HUNT. [1878 



conspicuous figure, partly because he always Avore a green 

 frock coat with brass buttons, and partly on account of his 

 great weight, which precluded him from riding to hounds, 

 although he was very fond of the sport. He rode .27st., 

 and was the heaviest man we ever saw out hunting. On 

 one occasion a young guardsman, towards the end of a hard 

 day at Shuckburgh, noticing Mr. Pole's flask, which he 

 carried on his saddle, and which was about the size of a 

 cpiart bottle, asked him if he might have a drink out of it. 

 Mr. Pole replied, " Certainly, but I do not recommend it." 

 " Never mind," said the guardsman, " I am so thirsty, I 

 shall be only too glad to have it." And he at once finished 

 all that was left inside it. Mr. Pole then said, " Thai is my 

 //o/ff itKxliclne, and flip sooner j/o/f (/ef J/ome the better." — C. M. 

 Every country came alike to Mr. Pole. I remember 

 standing on a Dartmoor hill, talking to Mr. Trist, the 

 well-known South DcA^on yeoman, and he pointed out some 

 of the worst ground on the moor, in the direction of Peter's 

 Ctoss, and said that Mr. Pole rode perfectly straight over 

 it, and declared it to be splendid going, as good as Leicester- 

 shire. " Says I to him, ' Do you know where you've been 

 Mr. Pole ? Why, you've been amang the bogs ! ' " His 

 son, the present master of the Cattistock, is a very hard 

 man, and in spite of his weight very difficult to beat. 

 When hunting at Brocklesby he took a fence and landed 

 clean upon someone who was riding up the other side of it 

 and knocked horse and man completely over. Greneral 

 ^larshall said he was very glad of it, as it demonstrated 

 what he had always maintained, "the great superiority of 

 heavy over light cavalry." — W. E. V. 



January 8tJi, Weston House. — Found at Whicliford Wood, and away 

 directly, and ran at a good pace by Rolhvriglit, and, lea^-ing Salford Osiers 

 on the right, as far as Chipping Norton. Here we viewed the fox just 

 before the pack, and tliey ran him A'ery fast tlirough Over Norton Park and 

 Heythrop Park, where we changed foxes, to Great Tcav, where we doubtless 

 changed again, and got on a ringing fox, who kept us dodging about till 

 nearly half-past three, when hounds marked him to ground in a large rabbit- 

 hole, after running for four hours. 



January Ibth. Wolford Village. — Found at Wolford, ran throiigh Leam- 

 ington Coppice towards Todenliam, and on arriving there we turned very 



