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stopped them, only the master, first whip, and one gentleman being near. A 

 capital run of one hour and forty minutes. This was a good scenting day. 



January 31st, Compton Verney. — Found at Liglithorne Rough in a tree, 

 got away to Piper's Batli, and ran very fast by Moreton Village, and near 

 Moreton Wood to Bowsliot, Hell Hole, and back to the Rough ; tlirough it 

 and Pipers Bath, and Meadow Lane, into Chesterton Wood, throiigh it, and 

 by Barnhill and the Field's Farm into Oakley Wood. Got close to the fox 

 there, and went away towards Ashorne, and by tlie Ijottom of Meadow Lane, 

 through Liglithorne Village, by Gaydon Coppice, ami nearly to Itcliington 

 Holt, turned to the left there, and went to the left of Kingston, and on 

 by Chesterton Windmill to Oakley Wood. We had noAv Ijeen running for 

 nearly four hours, the last hour and a quarter being witliout a cheek. The 

 liounds had beaten tlie horses, wlio were all over tlie country, and wlien 

 we got to them tliey had checked in Oakley Wood, and we could make 

 nothing more of it. 



February '■liid, Loiver Shuckhurgh. — Found the second fox at the Welsh 

 Road Gorse, and raced him up wind towards Ladl)roke Village, turned to the 

 left, and went over Ladbroke Hill, and over Radljourne Association Farm, 

 over the canal, and left Priors Hardwick on the right, and into Priors 

 Marston Village, where the first check occurred after thirty-five minutes* 

 best pace over grass. Hunted on at a slower pace over the hill to Helidon, 

 and on to Dane Hole, where the hunted fox had stojjped, but there were two 

 others with him. The horses were beat, and we could not prevent them 

 getting on to a fresh fox, and we stopped them near Staverton, after a capital 

 run of an hour and a half. 



A special meeting of the subscribers to the hounds and 

 owners of coverts was held at the Warwick Arms on 

 Wednesday, February 2nd, in consequence of Lord 

 Willoughby having expressed his intention of resigning 

 the mastership of the hounds, and was largely attended. 



Sir Charles Mordaunt, who was in the chair, stated that 

 Lord Willoughby could not undertake to continue the 

 mastership unless he was guaranteed 2500/. Committees 

 were appointed to collect subscriptions in the various parts 

 of the country, and to obtain, if possible, an additional 

 sum of 700/. 



The additional sum of 385/. was collected in the room, 

 and the meeting was adjourned to Saturday, March 5tli. 



February Sth, Brailes House. — Found at Brailes Hill, and did nothing. 

 Found again at Spencer's Gorse, ran towards Idlicote, but took a sweep back, 

 .and came up the hill near Winderton, and on to Broom Hill Gorse ; and from 

 there ran very well by Tysoe, up to the Banbury and Stratford road, turned 

 to the left, and went by Pillerton Gorse and Oxhill Covert, on for Kirl)y, and 

 back to Oxhill Village, where tliey killed him, after a good nin of one hour 

 and a half, the last thirty-five minutes very pretty over a good counti-y. 



