136 THE WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. [1885 



Village. Here the fox and the hoiiuds jumped tlie wall into Kuibb's Garden 

 together, but he managed to beat them into an earth, between there and 

 Farnborough, after a oapital forty minutes. 



At the annual meeting in March, of the subscribers to 

 the Warwickshire liounds and owners of coverts, the usual 

 vote of thanks was passed to Lord Willoughby de Broke, 

 who undertook to hunt the country for the ensuing season, 

 the sum of 1800/ being guaranteed him for that purpose. 

 It was further agreed that the sum of .2000/ be given to 

 Lord Willoughby out of the surplus now in hand. 



April 6th. Eatimjton Cross Boacls. — Found the seeoud fox at Bishop's 

 Gorse, ran very fast by Hill Field, turned to the right, ran through Lighthorne 

 Rough, and on towards Piper's Bath straight to Bramsdown Hill, over the higJi 

 road near Harewood's House, and on towards Chesterton Windmill ; turned 

 back by the Rifle Butts, and, leaving Chesterton Wood on the right, went 

 through Cheekley's Brake, and througli Fletcher's Coppice and Chadshunt 

 Coppice, and across Pool Fields to Bowshot, through the rides to the New 

 Covert, where we lost him after a good run of an hour and a half. 



On this day I saw a man get a fall, and when on the 

 ground he appeared to be quite enveloped in smoke ; he 

 rolled about, but this only made matters w^orse. At last 

 he got up and took his coat off as quick as he could, and 

 stamped u])on it. His fusee box had gone off in his 

 pocket!— C. M. 



April \-ith. Ilrnimjton.- — Drew six coverts blank. Found at Oxhill Gorse, 

 ran towards Fullready, but turned to the left towards Idlicote, just skirted 

 Hell Brake, and ran on towards Tysoe; leaving Oxhill on the left, crossed the 

 road between Tysoe and Oxhill, and kept bending to the left till we got to 

 Pillerton Gorse. turned to the right, ran over Herd Hill, and lost at the Oak 

 Fields, after a very good thirty-five minutes. 



Hunted on 113 <lays ; killed fifty-nine foxes, and ran forty-eight to 

 ground. 



SEASON 1885-86. 



First day's cul)liunting on September .5th at Chesterton Wood. Con- 

 sidering the dry weather, cublumting was very successful. Tliirty-three 

 foxes were run to ground, and twenty-one Avere killed. 



First day's open hunting on November 2nd at the Kennels. Found in a 

 field near Pillerton Old Covert, ran him a ring into the covert, where tlie 

 hounds got close to him and ran him, leaving Oxhill on the left, in a half circle. 

 and lost him near Sun Rising. Found at Oxhill Gorse, ran over the brook 

 towards Pillerton Old Covert, but turned to the right, and went the same line 

 as tlie first fox. He lay down in a field near Tysoe, and the hoiuids had a 

 view, and A^ery nearly killed him. Ran him very fast nearly to Kineton 



