1884] PEESENT TO LORD WILLOUaHBY. 12S 



the light-weight race (catch weight, over 12st.) pretty 

 easily at the finish ; Lord Willoughby, on Bellringer, being 

 second ; and Mr. Greorge Campbell, on Snuff, being third. 

 The heavy-weight race, which was run with the farmers' 

 race (catch weight, over 14st.), was won by Captain Becher 

 on his chesnut mare Mayfair ; Mr. C. B. H. Whitworth, 

 on the Cardinal, being second ; and Mr. Hatfield Harter, on 

 Marmion, being third. The farmers' race was won by Mr. 

 J. W. Lea.— W. R. Y. 



These Midland Sportsmen's Point-to-Point races were 

 open to the horses regularly hunted with the Warwickshire, 

 Bicester, and Heythrop Hounds. The North Warwick- 

 shire, Pytchley, and Grafton, were included when they were 

 revived in 1888, and they were held twice at Kineton, 

 once at Chacombe, and once at Rugby, but never in the 

 Pytchley or Heythrop countries. 



LIST OF ENTRIES. 



Mr. Hatfield Harter's Marmion, 14st. 

 Captaiu Boclier's Mayfair, 14st. 

 Mr. C. H. Wliitwortli's Cardinal, 14st. 

 Lord Rodney's Wadding, 14st. 

 Caj)tain Caine's Sauterne, 14st. 



Lord Willoug'liljy de Broke's Beaver, 



12st. 

 Hon. G. Leigh's Conqueror. 12st. 

 Mr. Leonard Noble's Benedict, 12st. 

 M. H. Gerard Leigh's Brown Horse. 



Mr. E. Hopwood's John Moore. 12st. i 12st. 



Mr. William Low's Patrick, 12st. j Mr. Arthur Cox's The Stag, 12st. 



Mr. G. Wright's The Dwarf, 12st. , Mr. D. Guthrie's Comet, 12st. 



Mr. G. Dawkin's. Gardenia, 12st. Hon. C. Trefnsis's Proctor, 12st. 



Mr. H. Fergnsson's Clown. 12st. Mr. P. Barnett's Crosspatcli, 12st. 



Mr. G. Powell's Fox, 12st. Mr. G. Campliell's SnufB, 12st. 



Mr. T.H.Blacklock's Quicksilver, T2st. ; Mr. C. Gilliat's Gone Away, 12st. 



Sir Charles Mordaunt's Cheviot, 12st. i Mr. G. Drake's Soothing Syrup, 



Lord Willoughby de Broke's Bell- ! 12st. 



ringer, 12st. j Captain Scobie's Gamebird, 12st. 



Lord Willoughby de Broke's diary : 



Last day of hunting on March 27th, when it became too dry to continue. 



A fine season's sport. Hunted on 106 days ; killed sixty-seven foxes, and 

 ran forty to ground. Had only one blank day. Were not stopped by frost 

 at all. 



From the Leauii nfjton Spa Courier : 



PRESENTATION TO LORD WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE. 



On Wednesday, March 20th, a num))er of farmers in the Warwickshire 

 country presented Lord Willoughliy de Broke with a liandsome silver- 

 mounted riding whip in appreciation of tlie manner he had hunted the 



