82 THE WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. [1882 



SEASON 1882-83. 

 Lord Willougliby de Broke's diary : 



First clay's cubhuntiug on September 4th, at Bowshot at five o'clock, 

 October 12th, Bagley, at nine o'clock. — Drew Weethley Wood, Coiighton 



Wood, Cold Comfort, and Thornhill blank. Did not find till 3.30 at Pearson's 



Wood. Did not get home till nearly nine at night. 



On this day the establishment was probably out for 

 about fifteen hours. 



October 30th, TJielsford. — First day of open hnnting. 



From the Leamington Spa Courier : 



The Warwickshire met the first day at Thelsford. The pack look in 

 splendid condition, the men Avell mounted, in fact, the whole turn-out in every 

 respect is perfect, and bears a favourable comparison with any pack in the 

 kingdom. The noble master trotted to Fir Tree Hill for the first draw, 

 which unfortunately proved a blank, in spite of a litter Iseing laid up close to 

 the covert. Oakley Wood was the next draw, which held three foxes, which 

 were rattled about for some time, when one got chopped; another broke 

 across for just a few minutes breeze, when he got lost. Itchingtou Holt was 

 the next draAV, which held plenty of foxes, but the weather turned oiit so 

 stormy they could do nothing with tliem. The country is very blind yet, and 

 the going very heavy from the continued heavy rain. On Thursday the meet 

 was at Long Itchington, when they had a cracker ; finding in Birdingbury 

 Plantation. A good old dog fox broke immediately from the snug little 

 covert. Crossing the river he bore to the right, making an elbow he made 

 for the lower end of Frankton Wood. Not dwelling a moment, he broke 

 again, crossing the turnpike road on to Wolston, which he passed on the 

 right. Up to this i)oint the pace had been very fast, and the going heavy 

 over a diificult coimtry, which made the company select. They here now 

 getting into a better country, the scent holding good, the beauties raced 

 across the grass with their sterns well up. Passing Bretford on to Chapel 

 Wood, close to All Oaks and Brinklow in the Atherstone country, when they 

 lost him, after a run which ought to satisfy the most inveterate glutton. 



Lord Willoughby de Broke's diary -. 



November 2nd, Long Itchington. — Found at Birdingbury Nursery. Away 

 at once over the river by Frankton Village, through Frankton Wood, left 

 Dunchurcli on the riglit, Avent by Rji;on-on-Dunsmore, crossed the London 

 and North-Western Railway, and ran to Chapel Wood in the Atherstone 

 coimtry, ha\'ing come right across the North Warwickshire. We could not 

 get over the river here, and when we caught the pack they had thrown uj) in 

 a grass field, among a lot of sheep and cattle. Cast everywhere, but never 

 hit it off again. 



From Birdingbury to Chapel Wood is more than seven 

 miles as the crow flies. 



November 6th, Lower PiUerton. — Found at Pillerton Corse ran hard 



