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aud back again to Itchington ; away agaiu directly, and ran towards Bawciitt's 

 Covert, turned to tlie left, and ran tlirougli Gaydon Coppice, round Gaydon 

 Tillage, and back again to the Holt, where we gave it in, as we had been 

 running two hours and a half. All the horses were beat, aud there were 

 several fresh foxes on foot. A very mild, showery day, and good scent. 

 Rode Black Prince and Confidence. 



February Mh, Wroxton. Village. — Very mild aud showery. Found at 

 Claydon Hill, ran towards Broughton Castle, left it on the right, and made as 

 if for Bodicote, but tiirned back when near Banbury, and went as if for 

 Withycombe, but the fox was headed, and crossed the Banbury Road, and 

 made for Chamberlain's Gorse ; nearing tliis covert he turned again, and 

 crossed the Banbury and Warwick road, as if Chalcomlie was his point ; but 

 stout as he was, the dogs were stouter, and killed him in the canal, just 

 where the Great Western Railway crosses it, after running one hour and a 

 quarter. Chaser brought him to land like a retriever. Found a ringing 

 brute at White's Bushes, and killed him in Radway Tillage, after running 

 three-quarters of an hour. Tlie dog hounds hunted very well indeed. Rode 

 Belphegor and Brownie. 



February lOth. — Ran a tremendous pace from Ladbroke to Shuckburgh in 

 only seventeen minutes, and killed. 



February IMh, Barforcl. — Tery wet and cold day. Found in Warwick 

 Park, ran over the river, across the park, and away across the Stratford and 

 Warwick road, and right up to Hampton-on-the-Hill ; turned to the right, 

 and crossed the Great Western Railway close to Hatton Asylum. Here the 

 express train dashed into the pack, and killed Roguish and Rudiment. The 

 hounds, who had beat the horses, as we were not able to get out of the park 

 quick euoiigh, came to a check near Hatton Junction, and when we hit the 

 scent off we could not do much, though we kept on the line of the fox for a 

 long time, and were eventually run out of scent close to Haseley. Rode 

 Belasis and Bulrush. 



February 17th. — Ran at a racing pace for twenty-five minutes from 

 Ladbroke to Boddington Hill. 



Fehruarij 19fh. Dorsington. — Drew Gaily Oak, Mickleton Wood, Stoke 

 Wood, Foxcote, Blackwell Bushes, and Crimscote Downs all blaiik. The first 

 ])lank day I ever remember in Warwickshire, and I liope it may be the last. 



February 25111, Broughton Castle. — Found the third fox at Claydon Hill, 

 and ran him over Shutford Hills, leaving Swalcliffe on the left, up to 

 Wiggington. He was headed by some foot people, and did not enter the 

 covert, but held on for Bloxham, and crossed the new railway into the 

 Heythrop country. Here we came to a long check, owing to the fox having 

 lain down close to us. A lucky holloa put us right, and the j)ack raced him 

 back to Tadmarton Tilla, and killed him just u.nder the house, after a good 

 hunting run of one hour and twenty minutes. 



March Srd, Loiver Shuckburgh. — Tery cold, and tremendous high east 

 wind. Found at Shucklnirgh Hill, and went away close to a fox. The 

 bitches j)oiuted at first to Catesby, but swung to the right, and passed Priors 

 Marston on the left, as if they meant Ladbroke, but rather bent to the left, 

 and left Priors Hardwick on the left, aud went straight to Boddington Hill. 

 Forty minutes without a check or touching a ploughed field. Tiewed the fox 

 into and oiit of Boddington Gorse, and for six or seven fields he was no more 

 than forty or fifty yards before the pack. They crossed the Great Western 



