170 THE WAEWICKSHIRE HUNT. [m^j 



forty-two foxes were killed, and fourteen run to ground. Ten foxes were 

 killed at Walton. 



First day of regular hunting at the Kennels on November 1st. Found 

 three foxes in the Osier Bed near Bedlam, and ran very well towards 

 Bawcutt's Covert, then jwinted for the Burton Hills, but kept swinging right- 

 handed, and went liy Owlington and back to Kineton, to ground in a drain 

 just liefore the pack. 



November Sth, Wroxton Abbey. — Found at the Osier Bed near the keepm-'s 

 house, ran hard towards Neithrop. turned to the right over Crouch Hill, and 

 went down to Bodicote Mill, turned to the right along the brook side, and killed 

 him, after twenty-five minutes without a check. Found again at French's 

 Covert, ran the same line as the first fox towards Neitlirop, Imt turned 

 to the left over the Banbury Road, and ran liard to Hanwell Allotments, 

 and back towards Chamberlain's Grorse. When running along the 

 Itrook side the hounds caught a view, and killed him in the open, after 

 thirty-five minutes without a check. Found a third fox at Page's Gorse. 

 ran below White's Bushes, over the Vale by Horley Vineyards, and 

 straight for Claydon Hill, but before he could get there he became short of 

 air, and had to lay down to rest, and, jiimping up in view of the pack, ho also 

 was killed in the open. A good scenting day, although fiiie and hot. 



November 12th, Idlicote. — Found in Honington Spinney, ran liy Idlicote 

 House nearly to Ettington Park, and ))ack by Mr. Lowe's house, and right 

 aci-oss the Vale by Oxhill Covert, Kirby Farm, and Broom Hill Gorse and 

 Ep well Warren on to Sil)ford, where they ran to ground in a hanging .spinney, 

 after a capital run of one hour and forty minutes almost without a check.* 

 Went back to Idlicote, found at Honington Blackthorn Covert, and had a 

 very good forty minutes in the Oxhill Vale, and hj Compton Wyniates, over 

 the Dingle, and gave it up at dark, when going on for Epwell. Another good 

 scenting day. f 



November IMh. Loity Itchington. — Found at Del)dale, were a long time 

 getting away ; went at last, and ran passing Leamington Hastings on the 

 left, and Bunker's Hill on the left, and crossed the Leam and the brook just 

 below that covert, and held on nearly to Willoughby, where the fox crossed 

 the river as if he would go to Shuckburgh ; but the x>ack were near him 

 and he had to turn liack, and was killed in a garden at Wolscombe, after a 

 most enjoyalile run of forty minutes over the finest country in England. 



November 22nd. Farnboroucjh. — Ran a cracker from AngeFs Piece, along 

 the brook side, to ground just above Chamberlain's Gorse ; twenty minutes 

 over grass without a check. The fox went to ground not twenty yards Ix'fore 



* From the point at which the hounds turned before reaching Ettington Park to 

 Sibford it is ten miles as the crow flies. 



t I remember this day well, as I rode a very good little black horse of Sir 

 Charles Mordaunt's. He had a bad fall near Mr. Lowe's house, and I stopped with 

 liim till he got his wind. Then I was catching hounds again, when I saw another man 

 come down and let liis horse go. " I will catch no more hor.ses," I said to myself, 

 "unless it is my tenant's" (I had just let the Rectory), and sure enough, as I got 

 nearer and nearer, I siw it was Mr. .John Follett, so I had to stop again ; but the 

 hlack horse had a rare turn of speed, so I caught them after all under Compton 

 Wyniates. All this November we had very good sport, though it was so warm. I 

 remember 1 never wore anything thicker than a very light shooting coat and 

 waistcoat. — W. R. V. 



