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of a field. His lordship rode up to him, and began asking 

 him which way he went. At last he recognised him, and, 

 of course, rode away in the direction pointed out. I met 

 him as he went through the gate with the hounds, and 

 could not help saying, " That's the man you ought always 

 to meet, because he can't hear what you say, and he can't 

 answer you back again." — W. R. V. 



November lUh, Wolford Village.— Foimd at Wolf ord "Wood, got away at once 

 towards Evoiilode Mains, turned to the left along the valley, and bore rather 

 for Adlestrop Hill ; turned to the left again, and went hy Barton Grove, and 

 marked him to ground in a drain after a capital twenty-five minutes 

 without a check ; ho had turned up wind, and nothing but the drain could 

 have saved him. Found again at Wolford Wood, and ran very fast to 

 Barton G-rove. I got a bad fall and staked my mare, so did not exactly see 

 what happened, but never crossed his line after. 



November 17 th, Farnborough. — Wo could not hunt the day before on 

 account of the snow. Did not throw off till nearly twelve, as there was quite 

 two inches of snow on the ground, which never melted all day. Found at 

 Angel's Piece, and ran towards Mollington Wood, but turned to the left when 

 close to it, and crossed the valley ; went through Arlescote Wood, and passed 

 Page's on the left and White's on the right ; went to Horloy Village, where 

 the fox was headed, and made back for White's, and after going through the 

 covert marked him to cover just beyond. Found again at Page's Gorso, ran 

 by White's, and down to Horley Tillage, where the pack checked in the road. 

 Here I was in too big a hurry, and made a bad cast, and lost a lot of time ; 

 when I hit it off the scent improved, and we ran by Wroxton Village, passed 

 Claydou Hill just on the left, and went almost to Swalcliffe Village. The fox 

 was headed near Gulliver's Osiers, and went into Tadmarton Village, where 

 we killed him under a faggot pile, after a good Inmtiug run of one hour and 

 a quarter. I noticed Agnes, Duchess, and Rosy do very well. It froze hard 

 as we came home. 



November 21st, Westoyi House. — Found at Wolford Heatli, ran through 

 Barton Grove, and right across the Heytln-op country nearly to Chipping 

 Norton. Scent got bad on the cold ploughs, and we lost at last close to 

 Heythrop Park. Found again at Whichford Wood, ran towards Sutton- 

 under-Brailes, turned to the right along the brook, by Traitor's Ford 

 Spinneys, where there were a brace of foxes before us, and went nearly to 

 Sibford; but turned to the right, and stopped them close to Swalcliffe Common 

 as our horses were beat. A very hard day. 



The late Sir Watkin Williams Wynn, of Wynnstay, 

 hunted for a short time from the Manor House at Kineton, 

 the residence of Sir Hugh Williams, who was then the 

 honorary secretary to the Hunt. We give this extract 

 from the Journal of the Royal Agricidtural Society of 

 England (a biographical memoir by Eeginald K. Main- 

 waring), as it describes so exactly the position and duties 



