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round for Waterg-all, but kept turniug to the left and went nearly up to 

 Scriven's at Worinleigliton ; turned sliort back from the canal bridge, and 

 went through Ladbroke Covert, and away for Ladbroke Village, where he 

 was headed, and went to Nunn's Bushes again, over the railway, and away for 

 Itchington Holt, through the corner of that, and were run out of scent near 

 Oakham Coppice. 



March 1st, Lower Shuckbnrgh. — Found at the hill ; got away close to a fox 

 at the end of it, but he was headed, and turned towards Napton ; the pack 

 checked in a large grass field full of bullocks and sheep, and the field drove 

 them all over the line. When we hit the scent off we •crossed the high road 

 below Na^iton, and pointed for Stockton, left that on the right, and kept on 

 for Ufton Wood. Near Stoney Thorpe the hounds checked, and I could not 

 hit off the line again. This was a good hunting run, and would have been a 

 good thing if the field had allowed the hounds to settle at first. Found at 

 Ladbroke Gorse, and went away by Radbouni, over the canal towards Priors 

 Hardwick, turned to the left, and went straight to Shuckbnrgh Hill; thirty- 

 five minutes without a check. The fox was only fifty j^ards before the pack 

 into the covert, 



March 6th, WoJford Village. — Drew Wolford Wood, Dunsden Coppice, and 

 Whichford Wood l)lauk, and found only one fox at Wolford Heath. 



March 17th, Brailes House. — Found the second fox at Oxhill Gorse, got 

 away close to him, and ran a ring i-ound the Vale, and up to the Blackthorn 

 Covert at Honington, and on in the direction of Shipston ; but he turned back, 

 and was killed in the Blackthorn Covert, after a good thirty-eight minutes. 



March 20th, The Grange, Fenny Compton. — Found a l^obtail fox at 

 Mollingtou Wood, and ran liiin across the Great Western Railway nearly uj) 

 to Wormleighton Village, turned to the left under the village, and went by 

 Mr. Scriven's house as if for Watergall, but turned to the left again, and ran 

 into him in the open close to Fenny Compton Village, after a good run of an 

 hour. 



At the annual meeting of subscribers to the Warwick- 

 shire hounds, held at Wellesbourne on March 21st (Sir C. 

 Mordaunt in the chair), proposed by Sir C Mordaunt, and 

 seconded by H. S. Lucy, Esq. : " That the meeting record 

 a cordial vote of thanks to Lord Willoughby de Broke for 

 the handsome manner in which he has hunted the country, 

 and for the fine season's sport he has shown." Carried 

 unanimously. 



Lord Willoughby agreed to hunt the country during 

 the ensuing season, the sum of 1800/. being guaranteed him 

 for that purpose. 



Proposed by Colonel Paulet, and seconded by H. W. 

 Allfrey, Esq. : "That the thanks of the meeting be given to 

 Sir C. Mordaunt for his able conduct in the chair, and 

 also for the trouble he has taken as regards Oxhill Covert, 



