140 THE WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. [1886 



after a few yards, stepped out as game as a pebble, 

 and in about a quarter of a mile I found it, and it is 

 now in my hall at Liglithorne. She was a thoroughbred 

 chesnut mare named Betsy Baker, bought by Lord 

 Willoughby from Mr. Henry Baker, and given to me. 

 She had had a broken leg, which had been reset. A gamer 

 bit of stuff never wore a bridle, and she was the only horse 

 who went through both of these severe runs. She has 

 bred some good hunters for Lord Willoughby. At the 

 time that her leg was broken she was put to the stud, and 

 bred Truelove, a very favourite hunter of Lady Warwick's. 

 — W. E. V. 



February 19th, Sivalcliffe P«rA;.— Hard frost ; could not hunt till I1..30. 

 Found at Bloxham Gorse, ran very fast towards Bloxham, passed it on the 

 left, aitft ran down to South Newington, and along the brook side to 

 Newington Osiers, where we tixrned to the right and ran haek, lea\'ing 

 Wiggingtou Heath aiul Swaleliffe Common on the right, and Sibford on the 

 left, and killed in the open just beyond it, after a very good run of an hour, 

 with only one check. Fouud at Wiggingtou Heath, got aAvay close to the 

 fox. ran towards Bloxham, turned to the left, and killed at the Higlilands, 

 Tadmarton, after twenty-five minutes, without a check. The best scenting 

 day I almost ever saw. I do not think it woidd have been possible for a fox 

 to get away from the hoiinds. 



A meeting of the subscribers to the hounds and owners 

 of coverts was held at Wellesbourne on March 17th, when 

 the usual vote of thanks was passed to Lord Willoughby 

 de Broke for the handsome manner in which he had hunted 

 the country during the past season and for the sport he 

 had shown. Lord Willoughby agreed to hunt the country 

 during the ensuing season, being guaranteed 1800/. for that 

 purpose. 



March 23rcl, Knossington, at 11.30. — A day in the Cottesmore coimtry by 

 invitation. Sent the horses over night to Harliorough, and took the hounds 

 by special train to Tilton. A lot of bad foxes at Ranksborough Gorse, got 

 away close to one, and ran him hard up to Cold Overton, and back to the 

 coverti. Got away again towards Whissendiue, aiul took a short ring back to 

 ihe covert, went away again, and killed him in three fields. Were holloaed 

 on to a fox near Overton Park Wood, ran him back to Ranksljorough, out 

 again, and fast up to Cold Overton Hall, and l)ack to Ranksl)orough, but I 

 iStopped the hounds, as I wanted to .show a rmi if possible. Did not find in 

 Owston Wood until too late to do any good. Bertram was left out, and 



