168 THE WARWICKSHIRE HUN'T. [1889 



" That a special and hearty vote of thanks be recorded to 

 Lord Willoughby de Broke in consideration of the great 

 courtesy shown by him towards the residents of 

 Leamington and the immediate locality, by fixing his 

 Monday and Thursday meets for their convenience as 

 much as possible." Carried unanimously. 



Lord AVilloughby agreed to hunt the country four days 

 a week for the ensuing season, the sum of .2500/. being 

 guaranteed him for that purpose. 



For many years past the Warwickshire hounds had 

 met on Thursdays in the Shuckburgh country, wdien the 

 North Warwickshire hounds hunted on the same day in 

 the same country at their best fixture. The master of the 

 latter pack also altered their days of hunting for mutual 

 accommodation. 



Captain Armstrong, of Morville, formerly of the Kith 

 Lancers, now Major in the Warwickshire Yeomamy 

 Cavalry, was honorary secretary to the Warwickshire Hunt 

 for fifteen years. He thoroughly understood every detail 

 of the work, and to his untiring energy and his courtesy 

 at all times the Hunt is indebted in a great measure for 

 the large subscription which has been given to the hounds. 

 When he resigned the secretaryship, at the end of the 

 season of lb 94, a cordial vote of thanks w^as passed to 

 him in recognition of his long and meritorious services. 

 He had a very good brown mare, bought from Squire 

 Drake, which he rode well in front for a great many 

 seasons, and he is still going well on a stout black horse. 

 The Yeomanry week would be pretty dull without Major 

 Armstrong. 



March 21st, Lower Shuclcburgh. — Drew the liill blank. Found at 

 Sawbridge Covert, ran well in a ring as if for Dobdale ; l)ut kept swinging 

 left -handed all the time, and ran through Caleote Spinney, and over the canal 

 up to the far end of Shuckburgh Hill, and then away very fast to Xapton, 

 where we got on a stale line and lost. Found at Ladbroke. and ran very fast 

 towards the village, but turned to the left, and went over Hodnell Hill, and 

 over tlie Southam Road, and just skirted Watergall, over the brook towards 

 Fenny Compton Yillage ; but turned to the left and went by the wharf, and a 

 ring round the spinneys, and killed in a pigstye in Scriven's Garden in 

 Worndeighton Hill, after a very good thirty-five minutes without a check. 

 Till' second fox killed in the Bicester country this season. 



