178 THE WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. !189() 



got to ground at Eatley. The distance from point to point 

 was fourteen miles ; the time rather over two hours. The 

 actual distance traversed was more than twenty miles. 



Fehruary '11th, Long Itchington. — First time out after luy accident. 

 Found the second fox at the Welsh Road Gorse, and ran to Ladhroke. and 

 from there liard h\ Radbourne. up to Wormleighton Fiehls. and on to 

 Bodding'ton Gorse. and h)st liim. Found at Watergall, ran by Wormhnghton 

 Spinneys, left Boddino-ton Gorse on the right, aiul kept straight on as if we 

 were going to Grifhn's Gorse. as far as the Byfield and Priors Marston road ; 

 thence back nearly to Upper Boddington. and down to Byfield Reservoir, 

 roimd it, and nearly up to Byfield, close to which place they killed him, after 

 a good hunting run of one hour and fifty minutes. 



Stopped on March 3rd and 4th by frost. The remainder of the mouth 

 was very dry, and scent was not good. Last day of hunting, on April 5th. at 

 the Golden Ci'oss. 



Hunted on 116 days. Killed ninety-four foxes and ran forty-nine to 

 ground. A fine season's sport. 



At the annual meeting, on March .2Gth, of subscribers 

 to the hounds and owners of coverts, held at the Eegent 

 Hotel, Leamington, a vote of thanks was recorded to 

 Lord Willoughby de Broke for the handsome manner in 

 which he had hunted the country during the past season, 

 and the good sport he has shown. Lord Willoughby 

 agreed to hunt the country during the ensuing season, the 

 sum of 2500/. being guaranteed him for that purpose. 



The Midland Sportsmen's Point-to-Point Race took 

 place on April 9th, IS SO. 



POINT-TO-POINT RACING NEAR BANBURY. 



Tiiesday was the day fixed for the Midland Sportsmen's Races, and, as it 

 turned out, a more unfortunate selection could not have been made, for rain 

 fell the greater portion of the day — occasionally very heavily — and when a 

 cessation did take place the light was so bad that little could be seen of the 

 sport. Capital arrangements had l^een made, but the wretched day upset these 

 not a little. Despite this abominalde weather the company Avas a large and 

 aristocratic one, the county people turning up in large immbers. Amongst 

 those present we noticed : Earl and Countess Spencer, Lord Yalentia, Lord 

 and Lady Willoughby de Broke, Lord and Lady Strathallan, Lord and Lady 

 Melgund, Sir Algernon, Lady, and the Misses Peyton, Lord Chesham, Lord 

 and Lady Southampton, the Earl of Camperdown, Captain and Mrs. Middleton, 

 Mr. J. A. Craven, Major Little, Mr. Albert Brassey and party, Lord Alfred 

 Fitzroy, Major Norris, Hon. Mrs. and the Misses North, Mr. W. H. P. 

 Jenkins, Lady Caroline Jenkins, Hon. W. B. Barrington, Hon. Mrs. Douglas 

 Pennant, Colonel and Mrs. Benyou, Captain and Mrs. Beatty, Major Cosmo 

 Little, Colonel and Mrs. Molyneux, Major Waterhouse, Captain H. Allfrey, 



