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the difficulty, a fresh fox got up almost in view of the pack, and they ran him 

 very fast along- the grass by the brook side to Mollington Village. Here 

 they threw up. and the master managed to get to them, and stopped them. 

 They ran remarkably stout and well after their long rest. Rode Beeswax 

 and Bona. Clasher II., Dexter, and Spartan are good dogs in tlieir work, 

 and were at the head of the pack nearly all the time. 



February 17th, Comjjton Verney. — Found at Lighthorne Rough, ran ))y 

 Lighthorue Yillage at a good hunting pace to Oakley, where we got on a 

 fresh fox, and lost him near Warwick Park. Found at Itchington Holt, ran 

 very fast througli Bawcutfs Covert up to Northend. Here the hounds turned 

 short to the left, and went at a good pace over the Vale towards Knight cote, 

 turned again to the left, ran through Itchington Holt, and on by Checkley's 

 Brake to Chesterton Church. Here the fii'st check took place, after a very 

 good ring of forty minutes all over grass. We got on his line again, and 

 hunted it as far as Bishops Itchington, and stopped the hounds in a blindiuo- 

 snowstorm. Rode Bounder and Belisarius ; Lady Willoughby rode Bacchus. 



At the uiiiiiuil meeting of siil)scribei's to tlie hounds 

 and owners of coverts, held at Wellesbourne on Wednesday, 

 March 5th, it was proposed by Sir C. Mordaunt, and 

 seconded by H. S. Lucy, Esq.: " 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 w^eek during the ensuing season, the country guaranteeing 

 .2.200/., Lord Willoughby allowing 5.25/. to the committee 

 for expenses, receiving himself any surplus over 2200/. 



March 1th, SwalcUfe. — Found at the sand pit near Wiggington Heath ; 

 away directly, ran thirty-five minutes without a check, nearly to Hook 

 Norton Spinney, where the fox turned sh(n-t down wind instead of going 

 straight on to Whichford Wood, as one might liave expected. The huntsman 

 cast forward for the wood, and so a good deal of time was lost. Wiien we got 

 on the line again it was too late to do any good. Found at Wio-giuo-ton 

 Heath, ran by Broughton. and close to Bloxham, left Claydon Hill on the 

 right, crossed the Banbury road, and ran towards Edge Hills. The fox Avas 

 headed near Hornton. and we got a view of him, and ran into him close to 

 that village after a good hunting run of one hour and three-quarters. The 

 dog i^ack liunted well all day. Fairplay made a capital hit, as did Rifler 

 twice. Siren did plenty of work, as did Clasher, Dexter, Shiner, and 

 Rainbow. 



March Sth. BedliiU. — Found in Aston Grove ; away directly close to the 

 fox, and raced him for thirty minutes without a check along the grass fields 

 on the bank of the Alne River. He kept close to the river neai'ly to Alcester, 

 and then turned up and Avent into Oversley Wood. The hounds took a line 

 right through the wood and out the other side. About two fields from the 

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