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was retliu'od to oit^'lit, coiiiprisiiifj' tlic master, Hon. E. C. Lei^'h, Hon. and 

 Rev. W. R. Verney, Mr. E(li>ar Hihbert. Captain Green, Mr. Lowe, of 

 Eatinyton. Mr. Caine, and C. Mordannt. Tlie clieck lasted fonr minutes, and 

 enabled a few others to join in. Tlie paee after this time was not so fast as 

 it liad l)een, l)nt still the paek earried a good liead along the side of the eanal 

 for a few fields, then crossed to the right, and pointed towards Priors 

 Marston, l)ut turned to the left, and ran just through the bottom of 

 Shuckbnrgh Hill and nearly to Catesby. At this point they turned to the left, 

 and crossed the Southam and Daventry road and the brook, as well as the 

 bottom, which proved a very inconvenient jump at that time of the run. The 

 pace continued good up to Drayton Spinneys, in the Pytchley country. Avhere 

 there was a check for some time, and after that the pack ran very slowly 

 nearly to Bragborough. and then turned l)ack for Braunston Gorse, near which 

 covert they lost the fox. The run lasted two hours, and extended over 

 eighteen miles of country. The distance from point to point was twelve 

 miles, and this gallant fox had disdained to enter any coA'ert. Before finding 

 at Ufton Wood, Captain Riddell said : " Now for a gallop to my house, and 

 I shall be satisfied." Unluckily, lie whowoiUd have so much enjoyed the run, 

 did not get away with the hounds, but they managed to carry out his desire 

 witliin two fields. Rode Forester. 



Thk liux OF December 11th. By the Hon. 

 E. C. Leigh, Q.C. 



On ThurHclay, December 11th, the Warwickshire hoimds 

 had a run that merits more than a mere passing- record. 

 The meet was at Long Itchington, and the famous Debdale 

 covert was drawn bhuik. Lord Willoughby then determined 

 to go at once to Ufton Wood, an extensive covert, difficult 

 for hounds to get through, uninviting, unpopuhir, which 

 iibout once in twenty years }iekls a wonderful run. Lofton 

 is situated about four miles frcjm Leamington. The foxes 

 generally make for Print Hill, or sometimes for Oakley 

 Wood, over a deep, sticky country, but now" and then they 

 get over the Ladbroke and Shuckburgh grazing fields, than 

 which no liner line exists. The wind to-day was in that 

 direction. After rattling about the wood for tw^enty 

 minutes or so, a fox went away over half a dozen ploughs, 

 holding and sticky, with ragged fences and deep ditches, up 

 to the brook, which out of plough was quite unjumpable. 

 Captain Grreen, however, boldly charged it, and, although 

 he went in, he got out on the right side, and I am informed 

 two others did the same ; but Mr. James was sadly out of 

 luck, as his horse got away, and out the w^rong side. Lord 



