1878- SEVEEE EUN FEOM CHESTEETON. 27 



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IJam of Sliiner, Sprig-litly, Simbeani, Skylark ; purchased 



at the same time as Rainbow, imeutered. 



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BelToir Stormer Mr. M.'s Speedwell 



Belvoir Alfred Mr. Muster's Sportly 



GroA'e Sportsman Belvoir Rampish 



October 28th, Bowshot. — Foiiud a seeoiid fox at Combroke Covert, ran 

 tlirough t)ie new covert, over the Ijrook nearly to Pillerton, turned to the left, 

 and ran to Herd Hill ; turned again to the left, and ran nearly to Marston ; 

 turned to the right, and ran in front of the kennels, through Little Kineton, 

 over Mr. Hunter's fields, and down to the brook in front of Mr. Malcolm's 

 house. Hei'e we viewed the fox, and the hounds raced him over Brown's big- 

 field, and over the brook and the Banbury and Kineton road, and piilled him 

 down two fields from it, in the direction of Owlingtou, after a good hunting 

 run of an hour and twenty-tive minutes. The dogs hunted well. Rainl)ow 

 and Dexter were ahead nearly all the time. Salesman made a capital hit, and 

 put us right wliere the fox was headed back near Herd Hill. 



November Uh. — Meet, CharJecotc Park. — Found at Fir Tree Hill, ran at a 

 good hunting pace, leaving Newbold Pacey to the left, through Moreton 

 Wood to Compton, where there were several foxes on foot. Ran one through 

 Lighthorne Rough, and lost near Chesterton Wood. Found at Chesterton, 

 away at once towards Itchington, turned to the right towards Yerney's Gorse, 

 turned to the left within a field of it, ran by G.lydon Gorse, over the Gaydon 

 and Kineton road, turned to the left, crossed the Gaydon and Banbury road, 

 and went through Bawcutt's Covert ; thence bore for Knightcote, but turned 

 to the right, and ran over the Burton Hills and down by Perry's Gorse at a 

 good pace along the Vale, leaving Warmington to the riglit, to Mollington 

 Wood. On they went with the same fox or another, and we eventually 

 stopped them near Cropredy Station, as it was dark and the horses beat. 

 Two hours and twenty minutes, and ten miles from point to point. Pretty 

 well for the first day. Field all over the country. Rode Bounder and 

 Bullfinch.* 



November 9th, Lower Shuckburgh. — Got away from the hill quickly, and 

 fairly raced a fox to death in eighteen minutes, over grass. Went over the 

 brook by Catesby, and killed him in the middle of a field between there and 

 Helidon. Got away from Caldecott towards Bunker's Hill, but turned to the 

 riglit on nearing the Leam, and ran a wide ring under Flecknoo and 

 Shuckburgh Hill ; thirty-five minutes, without the slightest check or touching 

 a ploughed field. Rode Banshee and Confidence. 



* Bullfinch was a good horse. You could'nt put him down. Miss Mabel Yerney 

 rode him afterwards for several years. — W. R. V. 



