1895] TWO GOOD DAYS. 289 



From the Leamington Spa Courier: 



Thursday, March Uth. — These hounds met at Napton-oii-the-Hill (quite 

 51 new fixture), when there was a hirge field out, wliich inchuled Lord North. 

 Couutess of Warwick, Lord Chesliam, Sir Charles Mordaimt, Bart., Hon. 

 and Rev. W. Yeruey, Mrs. Paulct, Hon. Katharine Yerney, Hon. R. G. 

 Yerney, Captain Ehnhirst, Mr. W. R. Greene, Mr. and Mrs. Tree, Captain 

 Allfrey, Miss Hanbury, Lady Hesketh, Mr. Dug-dale, Mr. Whitwortli, 

 Captain and Mrs. Osborne, Miss Chance, Mrs. Byass, Mr. James, Lieut. - 

 Colonel Fell, Mr. and Mrs. Pelham, Mr. Blythe, Captain McCalmont, Mr. 

 and Mrs. Allfrey, Mr. and Mrs. Bouch, Messrs. Campbell Blair, Fairfax 

 Lucy, Goodman, Johnson, and others, as well as contingents from the 

 Grafton and Pytchley Hunts. The hounds were first throAvn into Calcutt's 

 Bushes, which was tenantless, and Sawbridge New Covert followed suit. 

 Shuckburgh Hills, however, came to the resciae with a fox which, after lieing 

 hunted about the covert and into the garden, was lost. The next resort was 

 to the noted stick-pile at Napton, where a fox, probably a vixen, was at home, 

 and was left. His lordship then moved away for Welsh Road Gorse, and 

 whilst on the way a fox jumped up from a piece of plough, and the hounds 

 were soon upon his line. They hunted towards the gorse, but leaving that 

 on their right, they ran on pointing for Priors Hardwiek, still inclining to the 

 left, over the canal, passing to the left of Byfield, then through Shuckl)urgh 

 Hills, and killed in the open near to the Shuckburgh House farmstead after a 

 sjjlendid two-and-twenty minutes, bar one slight check. The hounds were 

 trotted back to Welsh Road Gorse, and from here a fox 1)roke away pointing 

 for the renowned stick-pile, but all at once he steered sharp to the right, over 

 the old Welsh Road, and close up to Ladbroke Gorse, which was, however, 

 discarded, the hounds running over Ladbroke Hill, leaving Mr. Griffin's 

 farmstead behind on the right. Dipping down the Yale, they ran over the 

 old Welsh road again, then leaving Southain on the left, over the Daventry 

 and Southam road, and nearly up to Stockton Yillage, where they made a 

 detour to the right, recrossing the turnpike again and up to the canal, where 

 the fox was headed and turned sharp to the right, and, with tlie hounds close 

 at his brush, he escaped into the Napton stick-pile after a most enjoyable and 

 fast forty minutes. The day was one of considerable grief, falls being 

 innumerable. 



Friday, March 15th. — The fixture was at Wroxtou Abbey, wath tlu^ wind 

 blowing from the warm points of the compass. There was a lai'ge field out. 

 Amongst those up at the meet and who joined the cavalcade were Lord and 

 Lady Chesliam, Sir Pery Yan Notten Pole, Lady Pole. Captain Paul. Mr. 

 Charles Hanbury, Colonel Norris, Hon. Katharine Yerney, Miss Hanbury, Sir 

 Charles and Lady Mordamit, Mr. Fairbrother, Mr. Knott, sen., Hon. R. 

 G. V erney, Mr. W. R. Greene, Mr. Sheldon, Lord North, Messrs. Pelham. 

 Knott, jun.. Tree, Gascoyne, P. Berridge, Johnson, Garner, Master Norris, 

 and a host of others. After allowing law for late comers and partaking of 

 Lord North's hospitality, a move was made to the gardens, which were draAvn 

 blank. The next resort was to the Keeper's Covert, and from here a fox^ 

 not a very clean one — was hunted to French's Covert, then into the gardens, 

 where he gave them the slip. In Claydon Hill the music proclaimed a fox 

 which was hunted towards Balscote, then ringing back from Wroxton and 

 into the Keeper's Covert, where the hounds made a meal off him. Hauwell 

 Covert and White's Bushes were severally and unsiiccessfully called upon, 

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