1883] BRILLIANT RUN FROM LADBROKE. &3 



run him to groiiud. Only five of the field got to Oxhill Gorse. Sunsliiue 

 and Amity did well all day. 



On January 23rcl, Wolford Wood was drawn blank, a very rare occurrence. 

 Dvmsden Coppice, Aston Hales, and Barton Grove were also drawn blank, 

 and the hounds did not find till nearly 3 o'clock at Whichford Wood. 



January 26th, TJfton Wood. — Found a good many foxes in the wood, got 

 away with one, and ran him into Southam, and killed at Doctor Rice's house. 

 Found at Ladbroke Gorse, and ran, leaving Hodnell on the left, towards 

 Nunn's Bushes ; turned short Imck from there, over Ladbroke Hill, across the 

 Welsh Road, over the canal, and through the extreme end of Shuckburgh 

 Hill without dwelling a moment, and went on across the Yale to Oatesby ; 

 turned to the right, just under the house, and came to the first check close to 

 Helidou Village, after running one hour without a check. There were several 

 foxes about the dingles, and the pack at last got on the line of one that had 

 been gone some little time, and we gave it up near Badby Wood. Sunshine 

 did well. 



Mrs. Walter Verney rode a wonderful mare of Major 

 Eii'd's, called Mayfly, in this run. Mayfly was afterwards 

 bought by Mr. Holland Corbett, and sold to Major 

 Longstaffe. Mr. Sheldon, of Shipston, wanted to buy her, 

 and was so sure that he was going to have her that he 

 built a new box for her in his stables, without a manger, as 

 she was a crib biter. 



An account of the same run appeared in the Field, 

 February 3rd, 1883: 



Ufton Wood, the 25th January, was the fixture of these hounds ; and not 

 having seen so much notice in your paper as the doings of this pack for 

 this season have deserved, I send you a few jottings of this red-letter day. 

 There was rather more company than usual at the trysting-place, where the 

 noble master. Lord Willoughby de Broke, arrived to be welcomed by his lady 

 pack. [Here follows an account of a short run from the Wood to Southam, 

 where they killed in a wood pile, after which :] A move was made for the well- 

 known Ladbroke Gorse. There music was soon heard, and a " Gone away " 

 at the top end told us that a fox had broken towards Hodnell, making as if 

 for Watergall. He went under Hodnell, but, turning before reaching tlie 

 Banbury Road, made as if l)ack for the gorse. But no ! Over Lady Hill, 

 across the Southam and Priors Marston road as if for Calcott, raced the 

 little ladies, but, being headed as he neared Napton Folly, our fox ran under 

 the village, and, leaving it on the left, bore towards Marston Doles, then 

 along Beacon Hill, where we hoped to get a pull at our blowing nags. There 

 had been only one slight check, and the pace and heavy groxind had caused 

 many to cry " Enough." But there was no check here ; our fox was too hard 

 pressed to dwell. So on down the hillside (Shuckburgh) flew the pack, with 

 the horsemen making play as best they could in the rear. The field was now 

 very select, only the noble master and a very few others being on anything 

 like terms with the hounds. We kept on by Catesby (Pytchley country), with 

 Hellidon on the right, up to Badby, where our fox was lost. The distance the 



