1880] HOUNDS EUNNING ALONE. 55 



The Golden Cross Grorse had been planted by Lord 

 Camperdown at Ditchford. It was afterwards added to, 

 and became a sjDlendid covert and a certain find. It made 

 a good second draw on Tuesday, which had long been much 

 requii-ed. It is called Golden Cross because it is close to 

 the inn of that name on the Fosse Road. 



December 16th, Lower SJmcTcburgh. — Foiiucl at the hill, and after two or 

 three turns round it the honnds got away, and, leaving- Shnekhnrgh Yillage 

 on the right, entered Calcote Si)inney. They did not dAvell a moment, but 

 ran on as if for Stockton, parallel to the Southam and Daventry road. On 

 reaching Southam they turned to the left, crossed the road, and went over a 

 magnificent country to Ladbroke Gorse. No one got away from the hill 

 except the huntsman and second whip, and they were thrown out by the 

 canal, near Calcote. The consequence was that the hounds had this run of 

 one hoiir to themselves. Wlien we caught them they had thrown np two 

 fields beyond Ladbroke, and we never crossed the fox's line again. Drew 

 Watergall, and got on the line of two and a half couples, who had In-ought a 

 fresh fox there from Ladbroke, hunted by Wormleighton and Fenny Compton 

 up to Burton Hills, where we came up to them. 



A fine run, 6/ct a sorry day both for the establishment 

 and the field, neither of which were really in it all day. 



December X^th, Snitterfield. — Found at Snitterfield Bushes, and away at 

 once over the brook, through the end of Kuowles Wood and Olaverdon 

 Hangings, and leaving Austy Wood on the left, right up to the town of 

 Henley-in-Arden, where we lost after a good himting run of one hour and a 

 quarter. Found again in Eggwell, and ran hard for forty minutes, and killed 

 in the open close to Austy Wood. There was a tremendous snowstorm from 

 10.30 to 11.15, and a good scent afterwards. Rode Blue Peter and Bulrush. 



December 2Srcl, Ufton Wood. — Not much sport. Young King {Ernest) 

 rode over Merriman, and hilled Imn. 



Though he did have the misfortune to kill a hound 

 once, " Jack " or " Half-crown " King was a good horse- 

 man and bold rider, and maintained the honour of his 

 name in many a good run, both with the Warwickshire 

 and the Cottesmore and the Quorn. I ought to stick up 

 for his riding, as I helped to teach him. He had a 

 chesnut horse his father gave him, which Mr. HoUand- 

 Corbett bought from a lady in Ireland, which was called 

 " the best hedger in the four shires." 



There is a capital story told of him, which I believe 



is not true, that Lord stole his ticket when he 



was asleep, on his way to some race meeting, and then 



