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near to Pillertoii Gorse, but turned to tlie right ihv\\\ and killed in Upper 

 Pilltn-ton. after a good limiting run of one hour and a half. 



This fox took a curious line, and was very difficult to 

 hunt, and there were several very good casts made by the 

 master before he succeeded in killing him. 



On the 10th there was hard frost, and on the 13th they hunted at Bow- 

 shot in deep snow, and killed two foxes. 



February 14th, Lower Slmckhurgh. — Found at the hill, got away soon, and 

 ran towards Priors Hardwick, and passed Priors Marston on the left, and ran 

 right round the village, and up the hill to the left as if for Griffin's Gorse ; 

 turned to the left for Hellidon. and killed in a coppice close to the village 

 after a good run of thirty-five minutes without a clieck. Not much sport 

 afterwards. 



Stopped hunting from February 2(Hh until March 1-ith 

 on account of the death of the Dowager Lady Wiliouglil\v 

 de Broke. 



March lUh. Bagley Hall~Fonm\ at Three Oak Hill, ran for an hour and 

 fifty-five minutes, and killed a very fine fox with four white feet. 



March ISth. WeUesbowrne House. — Found the second fox at Bisliop's 

 Gorse, ran through Fletcher's Coppice to Itchington Holt, where the hounds 

 di\aded. Part of them had a capital run to Bishop's Itchington, where they 

 turned to the left, and ran back by Kingston to within a field of Chesterton 

 Wood, and by Lighthorne Village to the Rough. The j)ace was first class all 

 the way, and cmly three were with the hounds. Balmy was ridden over going 

 away from Bishop's Gorse. and was killed. Tlie man who did it never stoi^ped 

 to apologise, or say a word about it. 



A meetinof of subscribers to the hounds and owners 

 of coverts was held at the Regent Hotel, Leamington, on 

 March .20th. Present: Sir C. Mordaunt (in the chair), 

 Lord Willoughby de Broke, Lord North, Hon. W. North, 

 Colonel Paulet, Major (xreen. Captain AUfrey, Mr. Everard, 

 Captain Cowan, Captain Benyon, Mr. Whitworth, Mr. E. 

 Greaves, Mr. Follett, Mr. CI. Turner, Mr. H. Ford, Mr. 

 Hai-bage, and Captain Armstrong, hon. secretary. 



Proposed by Sir Charles Mordaunt and seconded l)y 

 Lord North : " That this meeting record a vote of thanks 

 to Lord Willoughby de Broke for the handsome manner 

 in which he has hunted the country, and for the good sport 

 he has shown." Carried unanimously. 



Proposed by Mr. Everard and seconded l)y Mr. (t. 

 Turner, on behalf of the hunting men of Leamington : 



