WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. 



To the end, only six were able to follow, 



To joiu in prond triumph the welcome — Death-halloo ! 



Good Sportsmen are not the most anxious of fame, 

 Yet we may be excused if we give them by name. 

 J. Corbet, who did not appear at the cover, 

 He join'd in the chase when the first burst was over. 

 J. Martin, S. Littleton, Pigott — all bold 

 Crack riders who knew when to go and to hold. 

 The Huntsman the stoutest and best of his race. 

 And the tight Whipper-in, a lad always in place. 



Then Hill to the spot in a few minutes came. 

 As the hounds were all busy in killing their game. 

 The pace and the rate had made such a clearance. 

 Not one of the others could make his appearance ! 

 Thus ended a run — we fear not retorting — 

 That will scarce find its match in the Annals of Sporting ! 1 



Mr. Corbet, Mr. R. Canning, Captain Hawkes, Major 

 Pigott, and Mr. W. Greenall, of Milcote, were up at 

 the death. The late Mr. Thomas Handley, of Barford, 

 on his clever chesnut horse ; and Mr. Joseph Russell, 

 of Grove Fields, on a brown splint-legged horse, were also 

 in good places when the fox was killed. — actjEON, jun. 



Mr. Corbet was so delighted when the hounds viewed 

 their gallant fox, that he instantly clapped spurs to his 

 horse, and not being able to stop him (as was his custom,) 

 when he came to the next gate cleared it on his back. 

 When the run was over, he exclaimed, " I have done more 



1 The fox was killed in or near to Saiulewell Park. 



