34 THE WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. [1879 



wood a fox jumped up right auiougst tlie pat-k. and was kilU'd. Evin-yone 

 tliouglit it was the huuted fox. All's well that ends well, and one must have 

 good luck as well as bad sometimes. Got away from Oversley towards 

 Broom. Init the fox was headed back, and we ran him through the wood and 

 out the other side, and l)ack along the identical line we came in the morning 

 to Withycombe and Aston Grove ; and he went to ground in a marl pit, dead 

 beat, just before the liounds. He was no doubt the same fox that we In-ought 

 to Oversley iu tlie morning. Rode Bullfinch and Black Jack. 



March "list. The Kennels. — Found at Kiueton Gorse, ran as if for Chads- 

 hunt, turned short back from the Banbury Road, and ran l)y Kineton 

 Brickyard, tlirough the Oakfields, and to ground in a patch of gorse 

 beyond the Sun Rising : a very good twenty minutes. Old Boniface I'an at 

 the liead all the way. Found at Miller's Gorse, away directly in the direction 

 of Hornton, Ijut turned to the left before getting there, and swung over the 

 valley and brook, and througli White's Bushes, and killed in the open just the 

 other side of it after a very pretty twenty-five minutes. Dog fox. Yixen 

 in Knibb's. Left her. Rode Beeswax and Bona ; Lady Willougliby rode 

 Bacchus. 



April 8th, Comjhton Court. — Found at Rough Hill, and away directly 

 towards Coughtou Park. Tlie fox was headed, and left it on the left. Ran 

 right through Hanging Well, Aspens Hush, Three Oak Hill, Old Park, over 

 Cook Hill to Weethley Wood, right through that, and away over the open 

 for Round Hill. Left Inkberrow on the right, and ran to Round Hill, 

 got close to the fox, and ran him round the covert and away close to 

 him, i-aced him about two miles to another very large wood called Grafton 

 Wood. Here there were several fresh foxes, and I stopped the pack, as all 

 the horses were tired, and Ave were more than thirty miles from home. 

 A wonderful hunting run of three hours. Did not get home till 10 o'clock. 

 Clasher* did a lot of work. He is rather a slack drawer, but A 1 when a fox 

 is found. Dexter.f Factious, and Singwell did very well. Relish made one 

 very good hit. Rode Bluebell and Beeclniut ; Lady Willougliby rode 

 Bacchus. Twelve miles from point to point. 



Huuted oil 107 days ; killed sixty-nine foxes ; ran twenty-tliree to ground. 

 Were stopped by frost for the first two months. Last day of hunting ou 

 April 15th. No blank days, and good scenting weather whenever we could 

 get out. Very good sport on Fridays. 



Ill October, 1879, I was sliootiug in Scotland with the 

 Hon. Captain Greville. We were ilying a large kite, as 

 nearly as possible the same size as an eagle, over the grouse, 

 when a large osprey swooped down upon it, and so firmly 

 fixed its talons in it that the high wind wound the long 

 tail of the kite, which was weighted with stones, so fast 

 round the osprey that we pulled him to within .:20ft. of 



* I think this must be Clasher II. It was a mistake of Orvis naming a second dog 

 Clasher. The old dog was a celebrated cue to find a fox, and his head was all scored 

 with the marks of the thorns and briers. See poem, " Shuckljurgh Hill." 



t We all remember Dexter well, from his colour — lemou pied. He was a rare dog. 

 — W. R. Y. 



