i878j A GOOD SEASON. 25 



Now, my Lord Chaiuberlaiu, 

 Take my advice. Again, 

 When there's a Drawing Room, 

 Shut doors, and don't let in 

 More than Two Hvmdred. 



March 12th, Weston House. — A fox got up iu a ploughing near Rollwriglit 

 Spinney. Ran him fifty-three minutes through Walk Gorse, by Badger's 

 Gorso, and killed in the open close to Swerford, in the Heythrop country. 

 Just as wo were killing him a fresh fox got up, and the whole of the pack hut 

 four dogs went after him, and could not be stopped for a mile and a half, as 

 the wlu])'s horse was heaten. The four dogs stuck to their fox, and killed 

 him liandsome. Very hot day. The first whip killed Burgundy. Rode 

 King Kofilec and Bravo. 



The annual meeting of subscribers to the hounds and 

 owners of coverts was held at Wellesbourne on Wednesday, 

 March 18th. Proposed by Sir Charles Mordaunt, and 

 seconded by Mr. Everard, " That this meeting record a 

 cordial vote of thanks to Lord Willoughby de Broke for 

 the handsome manner in which he has hunted the country 

 during the past season, and for the sport he has shown." 

 Carried unanimously. 



Lord Willoughby agreed to hunt the country four days 

 a week for the ensuing season, the country guaranteeing 

 2200/. Lord A¥illoughby allowing 500/. to the committee 

 for expenses, receiving himself any surplus over 2200/. 



March IWi, Ufton Wood. — Found in the wood, and away directly towards 

 Offchurch, caught sight of him by the canal, and hounds and fox were iu the 

 canal together; ran through OfEchurcli Park, and over the river, where 

 hounds checked, and we could not get to them to put them right. Went on 

 to the woods, ran through Cubljington and Waverley and back again, out 

 again the way we came in, and hunted it nearly to Leamington, where the fox 

 was again viewed, and we were again stopped by the river. At last, after a 

 lot of dodging round Oifchurcli Park, we got up to Idm, and killed him in a 

 cart hovel close to OfEchurcli Bury, running four hours, nearly all the time in 

 the North Warwickshire country. Rode Bounder and Ziugaro. 



Hixnted 123 days, kiUed 84 foxes, ran 32 to ground ; fair scent all through, 

 especially about Christmas. No lilauk days, Imt at times had considerable 

 difficulty in finding owing to game preserving and the apathy of Warwick- 

 shire sportsmen in the preservation of foxes. Were stopped by dry weather 

 from March 15th tiU April 1st. Had we hunted that fortnight we should iu 

 all probability have had a blank day or two. 



On April 2nd, 1878, Charles Orvis was presented with 



