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and tlio liouuds hunted him throuo-li Gaydon Hill, then over the East and 

 West Junction Railway, bearing- to the right of Owlington Fai'iu and over 

 the liills chjse liy Burton Churchyard. Up to this point the hunting- was at 

 fair speed, but the chase was continued at a slower pace, leaying Bithani 

 House on the left, along the valley, over the Banbury and Warwick turnpike, 

 and on to Arlescote. through Knoll End, along Edge Hills to the Sun Rising, 

 and along them above Tysoe, then dipping into the vale below as if for the 

 Dingle ; but all at once the pack took a right-handed turn over Mr. Mansfield's 

 farm, and they eventiially marked their fox to ground under the roadway near to 

 Epwell Stone Quarries, after having been running some two and a half hours. 

 Shenington Irons was next found blank. Heath Wood (Upton) yielded a fox. 

 which was liunted away towards the Sun Rising and soon lost. After 

 drawing along Edge Hills and Arlescote Bank, the orders were for home. 



Tuesday, December 11th. found them at the neAv fixture, St. Dennis Farm, 

 where Mr. Wilkes dispensed his hospitality. Among those in the saddle with 

 the noble master were Colonel Norris. Mr. and Mrs. Tree, Captain Paul, 

 Colonel and Mrs. Paulet, Hon. Gre^-ille, Patience, and Katharine Verney, Sir 

 Charles Mordauut, Bart., Mr. and Mrs. Allfrey, Mr. Pole, Miss Pole, Mr. 

 Norris, Mr. Wilkes. Dr. Fenton. Mr. Berridge, and contingents from that 

 side of the county. It was a bad morning's sport about Idlicote, for but one 

 fox was found and killed. Bad luck was in store at Oxhill Gorse. which was 

 quite tenautless. Spencer's Gorse, however, came to the rescue with one that 

 led a good chase, first in a ring towards Winderton and back. Starting again, 

 he steered along the Brailes Vale, on to the summit of Brailes Hill, and, after 

 doing a ring round there, he turned back, retracing his line along the Vale 

 with Brailes Village on the right and Spencer's Gorse on the left, he con- 

 tinued in a direct line up to the Compton Wyniates and Whatcote Road, 

 where hounds ran into their fox and killed him one field beyond the turning in 

 the road for Compton Wyniates, after a clinking good five-and-fifty minutes. 



On Friday, December 17th, the Qnorn hounds had an 

 extraordinary run from Barkby Holt, at first at a slo\\" 

 pace, and then by Spring (iorse and Keyham Hall, hounds 

 running faster every minute, and by Baggrave Lodge, and 

 thence left-handed as if for Quenby ; l)ut at Hartfield Bridge 

 they turned again to the left, and by Diamond Spinney up 

 to Lowesby, and by the Grrange Farm, Marefield Wolds, 

 and over the railway, leaving Owston and Stockerston 

 Lodges on the right ; thence over Whadborough Hill 

 nearly to Owston Wood, but when within one field of it 

 the fox turned completely round Castle Hill, down into the 

 Launde Valley, and through Launde Wood. Up to this 

 point, which is twelve miles from Barkby Holt, the run 

 was pro])ably with one fox, but after that there were 

 several foxes. The pace up and down the severe hills had 

 begun to tell upon tlie horses, and we hear that after this 



