28 THE WAEWICKSHIRE HUNT. .isrs 



November 11th, Lighthorne Village. — Found at Bishop's Gorse, and away 

 at once, leaving- Cliadslumt to tlie right, over tlie Gaydon and Kiueton road, 

 turned to the left over the Gaydon and Ban1)ury road, through Baweutt's 

 Covert, and up to Burton Hill ; thirty minutes, without a check. The hounds 

 ran on through Harliage's Gorse. left Farnl)orough on the right, and crossed 

 the Great Western Railway just to the right of Claydon. They kept straight 

 on, crossed the canal and brook, and ran to Edgcote, thirteen miles as the crow 

 flies, up to Bishojj's Gorse; time, one hour and forty minutes. Here, 

 unfortunately, a tremendous snowstorm came on and saved the fox's life. 

 Out of a very large field only a few saw the finish, and most of these nicked 

 in at the Burton Hills. Only about six rode the line with the liounds. Rode 

 Bounder and Confidence. 



Miss Mabel Verney and Mr. Liipton were nearest to 

 the liounds up to Baweutt's Covert, and the master and 

 Mr. Muntz were next to them. 



November list, Pillerton Toll Bar. — Found at Oxhill Covert, and went 

 away at once, pointing for Compton Wyniates, turned to the right when past 

 Kirby House, and ran at a great pace through the Blackthorn Covert at 

 Idlicote. Leaving Honington to the right, the fox crossed the Stour close to 

 Shipston Cemetery, and ran past that as if he meant to go to the Golden Cross 

 Gorse. He turned to the left again, and was killed in the river Stour close to 

 Todeuham. An eight-mile point. Time, one hour and ten minutes; nearly 

 all grass. Only ten were in at the death : the master, the huntsman, the two 

 whips. Lady Willoughby de Broke, the two Miss Verneys, Mr. Corbett 

 Holland, Mr. Sheldon, of Shipston, and Sir Charles Mordaunt. Found again 

 at Spencer's Gorse, and ran through Brailes Yillage, over Brailes Hill as if 

 for Weston, but turned by Sutton, under Brailes. over the brook, left Traitor's 

 Ford to the right, and pointed straight for Sibford Village. We stopped the 

 pack near Sibford Heatli, as it was too dark to jump a fence, after another fine 

 run of one hour and a quarter. Rode Bowman and Belisarius ; Lady 

 Willoughby rode Bacchus. 



Oxhill Covert had been planted by Sir Charles 

 Mordaunt, and the lirst run was one of the best ever seen 

 from it. 



The renowned Squire Drake was out, mounted on one 

 of Lord Willoug-hby de Broke's best horses, but he did not 

 ride at a wide ditch near Wliatcote, which was bank high 

 with water, and stopped the field with the exception of 

 ten who saw the end of the run. Squire Drake told me 

 afterwards that he saw about seventy people ride up and 

 down the bank of this place for some time, after which 

 they all went home. — C. M. 



Mr. Sabin, of Steane (still alive), remembers a run with 

 the Bicester Hounds in old Squire Drake's time (the father 



