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very pretty by Cleevo Priors to Oleeve Bauk, whoro wo killed. It is notable 

 that three packs of hounds wore in sig-ht at tho same time — tho Croouie, the 

 North Cotswold, and the Worcestershire. 



Last day of hunting on April 2nd, at Broughton Castle. Very dry, and 

 as hot as July. 



A good season's sport. Hunted on ninety-seven days. Killed oiglity-two 

 foxes, and ran thirty-nine to ground. 



On Saturday, April 9th, the annual Parliamentary 

 Point-to-Point Pace and the Midland Sportsmen's Point 

 Pace were held at Herd Hill, near Kineton. The ground 

 was extremely hard, and really not in a fit state for riding ; 

 but, notwithstanding, there was a large field for each race, 

 and the meeting was attended by a great number of 

 people. It will always be remembered as the occasion of 

 the very sad death of the late Captain Middleton. 

 Additional interest was given to the proceedings by the 

 House of Commons Pace being run at the same time. It 

 was a beautiful day, with bright sunshine and a light haze 

 of heat which hung along the Vale. The members of the 

 House of Commons travelled down to Kineton by special 

 train from town, and there was a large assemblage, 

 estimated at from 3000 to 4000, or even more. There 

 were present Lord and Lady Willoughby de Broke, 

 Lord and Lady Hertford, Lord Henry Bentinck, M.P., 

 and Lady Henry Bentinck, Lord Richard Nevill, Lord 

 and Lady Aylesford, Lord and Lady Ernest Seymour, 

 Sir James Fergusson, M.P., Sir Charles Mordaunt, 

 Sir W. Houldsworth, M.P., Sir Savile Crossley, M.P., 

 Mr. J. W. Lowther, M.P., the Hon. P. T. O'Neill, 

 M.P., Colonel the Hon. P. Morgan, M.P., Mr. Arthur 

 Smith Barry, M.P., and Mrs. Smith Barry, Mr. P. 

 Chamberlain, M.P., Mr. Walter Long, M.P., and Lady 

 Doreen Long, Mr. Henniker Heaton, M.P., Mr. W. W. 

 B. Beech, M.P., the Hon. F. Parker, M.P., and Mrs. 

 Parker, Mr. Victor Cavendish, M.P., Mr. P. A. Muntz, 

 M.P., Mr. F. B. Mildmay, M.P., Mr. A. Weston Jarvis, 

 M.P., Mr. J. W. Logan, M.P., Mr. Bromley-Davenport, 

 M.P., Mr. P. T. Hermon Hodge, M.P., Mr. Hayes Fisher, 

 M.P., Mr. George Wyndham, M.P., Mr. A. S. Leon, M.P., 



