138 THE WARWICKSHIEE HUNT. [1885-I88f. 



at the far (MuI, and i*au at a capital pace towai-ds Ladhroke, and l)y Naptou 

 towards Marstoii Doles, theuce to the riglit, aud nearly to the Welsh Road 

 Gorse ; turned to the left, and ran over the Welsh Road, and, leaving Ladbroke 

 Gorso one field to the right, continued at a capital pace over Hodnell Hill, 

 and over the Great Western Railway near the bridge ; turned to the left, and 

 over the Watergall Brook as if for the Binton Hills, and l)y Kuightcote. and, 

 passing Bawcutt's Covert on the left, came to the first check on Gaydon Hill, 

 where the fox was coursed by a dog. and we lost him, after running ten miles, 

 as the ci'ow flies, in an hour and twenty minutes. Found again at Watergall, 

 ran towards Fenny Coinpton, but turned to the riglit and went up Bixrton 

 Hill, through the Old Covei-t. and by Fairln-other's house, down into the Yale, 

 and by Old Leys up to Miller's Gorse. where we gave it up after another 

 capital run of an hour. 



November V2th, Long ItcJiington. — Found at Debdale. went away towards 

 Hill, ran by Broadwell and towards the Learn, kept all along by Kites 

 Hardwick. Grandl)orough, and Sawbridge, nearly iip to Fleckuoe, and 

 thence towai'ds Sliuckburgh Hill, and by the village, along the canal side, 

 through Calcote Spinney aud up to Napton Tillage, where the hounds 

 killed him. after a good run of one hour and ten minutes over a splendid 

 countiy. 



December 17th. Lotver Shuckhurgh. — Not much sport in the morning. 

 Pwund at the Welsli Road Goi'se. ran as if for Napton. l)ut turned up the side 

 of the canal, pointing for Southam ; turned to the right, ami crossed the 

 Southam and Daventry road as if for Calcote, lint recrossed it near Naptou, 

 just skirted Shuckburgh Hill, aud went by Catesby into Dane Knoll, where, 

 unfortunately, they changed foxes, and ran straight on to ground on the top 

 of Edgelow, near Charweltou, after a very good run of one hour and five 

 minutes over a splendid country. 



January 14th, 1886. — First day after the frost. Ran the second fox well 

 from Itchington Holt nearly to Bawcutt's Covert, turned to the right, and 

 ran hard along the valley straight for Kineton. l)ut turned to the riglit, near 

 Owlington. left Chadshuut on the right, crossed the road, and the pack 

 divided near Pool Fields, ran on by Kineton and Pittern Hill, and lost near 

 Bi'ickyard Coppice. 



January 15th, Ham Bridge. — Found at Ladbroke Gorse, and ran very 

 fa.st towards Radboiirue, turned to the left, and ran up to Shuckburgh Hill 

 to ground. Twenty-five minutes without a check, or a ploughed field. No 

 sport afterwards. 



Were stopped by frost from January 18th to the 27tli. 



January 28th, Lower SJiuckburgJi. — Found at Calcote Spinney, ran well 

 towards Broadwell as if we were going to Debdale, turned to the right, and 

 ran by Graiidborough aud Willoughby. across the Learn and through 

 Willoughby Osiers, kept turning to the right, and at last ran to ground at 

 the top of Cleves Hill, near Ashby St. Legers, after a good hunting run of 

 one hour and a half. Found at Shucklnirgh Hill, ran very fast to Fleckuoe, 

 aud back to the hill, got on terms with him there, and raced him out at the 

 far end as if for Priors Marston, but turned to the riglit near Radbourne, and 

 ran nearly to the Welsh Road Gorse, where we stopped them when running 

 hard at 5.30, after a capital thirty minutes. There was a great deal of snow 

 on the ground all day. 



February 2nd, Brailes House. — Found the second fox at Oxhill Gorse, 



