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right, and went between Tysoe and Compton Wyniates, over the dingle, 

 straight to Shutford Chimp, almost in view of the pack. A seven-mile point ; 

 time, thirty-five minutes without a check. The field in this truly l)rilliant 

 rim were all over the country ; there was a tail of quite two miles, and many 

 horses were quite beat. Found again at "Watt's Gorse, and had a very fast 

 fifteen miniites round Hardwick fields up to Edge Hill. Rode Belphegor and 

 Be Quick. 



December 8th, Gaydon Inn. — Found at Bawcutfs Covert, and away at 

 once ; ran just under the Burton Hills as far as Fenny Compton Village, 

 turned over the road to the left, and crossed both railways ; left Watergall 

 just on the left, and ran up to Scriven's house. The fox was headed on the 

 canal bridge, and set his head as if for Ladln-oke, but he turned up for Priors 

 Hardwick, and was lost near there, after a good run of one hour over the best 

 of the grass. Rode Confidence and Banshee. 



December 30th, Sivalcliffe. — Found the second fox at Bloxham Gorse, 

 away at once, and ran towards Broughton, but turned to the left as if for 

 "Wiggington, and kept turning to the left all the time, and crossed the new 

 railway into the Heythrop countiy, but turned short back by Bloxham Yillage, 

 by the Gorse again, and right down to the "Wykeham Brook ; but the fox 

 not liking to cross tlie flooded water, kept along the brook side, over the 

 Banljury Road, nearly to Bodicote ; on nearing that he turned to the right, and 

 went by Milton to Belhus Gorse (a Heythrop covert), through that, and Avas 

 killed in the open a few fields beyond, after a ca])ital run of one hour and 

 fifteen minutes, with only one check. Rode Black Prince and Beaconsfield. 



Mr. James Fisher hunted for twenty-seven years from 

 the Red Lion at Banbury, commencing- in the year 1859, 

 where he dispensed the most generous hospitality. He 

 was the son of Sir James Fisher, who was one of the 

 earliest Australian colonists. Mr. Fisher gave 3000 

 guineas for Fisherman to go to Australia. This horse 

 stood for a time at the stud farm at Swalcliffe. Amongst 

 the mares he bought was Grildermire by Flying Dutchman 

 out of Elderdale, with a filly foal by West Australian, and 

 covered by Stockwell. He gave 1200 guineas for her. 

 An old Yorkshire Tyke, on the outside of the ring, was 

 much disturbed by these then extraordinary prices. — 

 H. C. N. 



January 6th, 1882, War7nrn(jton. — Found at Angel's Piece, ran over the 

 turnpike road, down towards Clattercote Reservoir, and back over the road 

 again and across the Vale, leaving Mollington to the right, to Page's Gorse. 

 Here we viewed him leaving tlie covert, and got tlie pack close to him, and ran 

 him along the bottom of White's Bushes to ground in the earth in view of the 

 pack ; twenty yards more and they must have had him. A very pretty forty 

 minutes. Found again in Mollington Wood, ran through Angel's Piece, and 

 towards Chamberlain's, fifteen minutes racing along tlie valley, turned to the 

 left before reaching Bourton, and ran down to the Great Western Railway; did 



