290 THE WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. [1895 



but Page's Gorse yielded one of the rig-lit sort, wliicli jjiloted liouuds, 

 throiigli Warmiugton Hill, ou by the clnii-ch, leaving" the viUage on 

 the right, pointing for Edge Hills; dipping, however into the Yale, the 

 hounds ran over Arleseote Bank, across the Avon Dassett Allotments, then 

 s^vinging back with Warmiugton Village on the right, through Page's Gorse, 

 breasting the hill, and on for Shottiswell, "which was left npou the right, into 

 the valley, over the brook, and straight throngh Angel's Piece ; he then steered 

 to the right, over the hill, across the Baubnry and Fenny Couipton road, 

 pointing for Ci'opredy ; then ringing to the left, over the lawn in front of 

 Farnborongh Hall, throngh the Fish Pond Covert, across Mr. Rayson's farm, 

 and whilst rnnning in the direction of Warmiugton Tillage hounds pulled 

 him over in grand fashion in the oj)en, after a capital hunting rim of one 

 hour and fifteen mimites. 



From Sir C. Mordaunt's diary : 



On Tuesday, March l^th, the meet was at Weston House. A fox was 

 found in the park, and went away at once straight through Whichford Wood, 

 and at a good pace as far as RolhATight Coombes, then at a slower pace over 

 Rollwright Hill, and to the right of the Four Stars Hotel, nearly to Adlestrop 

 Hill ; thence left-handed, passing Cornwell Village on the right, and lea%-ing 

 Churchill Mill on the left, and the hounds marked the fox to ground near 

 ChurcliLll Village, in the Heythrop country, after a capital hunting run of 

 quite ten miles from point to point — and a good deal more as hounds ran. 

 Shortly before the pack marked the fox to groimd a fox was viewed before 

 them, apparently very tired; and not long afterwards a fox was seen by the 

 kee])er at Sarsgrove to come into a field near there by the gateway, so tired 

 that he went all round it, being unable to get over the stone wall. 



From the Leamingiou Spa Courier : 



Monday, April 1st, the fixture Avas Ragley Park. Detraining from a 

 special at Broom, hounds were trotted on to the meet, which was not, however, 

 largely attended. Amongst those in the saddle were Lord North, the Rev. 

 H. F. Kuightley, Captain Allfrey, Misses AUfrey (2), Dr. Lupton. and 

 Miss Smith. Owing to the unavoidal)le aJjsence of Lord Willoughby, Lord 

 Nortli was in command for the day. Jack Boore was kept in l)ed by the 

 prevailing epidemic, so Jem Cooper hunted the hounds. The initial draw 

 was in Ladies' Wood, which did not hold a fox, and Pearson's Wood, which 

 came next, was also drawn blank. Thorn Hill, however, came to the rescue 

 with a fox which, notwithstanding his dodging and ringing around and through 

 the coverts mostly in his own part of the coimtry, aiforded a capital day's 

 sport. First of all, he piloted the pack through Wheatley Wood, when he 

 was headed back, and ran tln-ough the wood again, through Pearson's and 

 Thora Hill, ringing through Wheatley Wood again, and pointing for the Slad 

 Coverts in the Croome country, but swinging to the right, the hounds ran over 

 Bonrtou Hill and nearly up to Thickenham Village, then in a ring Ijack 

 slowly on to the left, over Bourton Hill again, and whilst pointing for 

 Wlieatley Wood once again, they ran up to their fox and killed him in the 

 open. After the obsequies were over, tracks Avere made for the station, and 

 by a special train the hounds and the hunting staff returned home. 



Thursday, April Mh, met at Ham Bridge, and had yet another good day's 

 sport iu the fast waning season. Thei-e Avas a large comi)any present to meet 



