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Dec. 10. — The meet was at Lord Northampton's, 

 and we found a fox in the small covers near to the house ; 

 after running rings for an hour he earthed in a rabbit spout. 

 He was got out and killed. We afterwards found a second 

 fox in the gorse by the side of Epwell White House, that 

 went away over the rabbit warren, and took a circle round 

 Lord Northampton's into Tysoe Field, and then returned 

 almost to the place where he was found ; made away for 

 Shutford Hill, pointing afterwards to Mrs. Childe's, of 

 Upton ; passed it on the right hand, and went forward for 

 Tadmarton ; from thence over the large open fields to Lord 

 Guildford's, and right on to Banbury town, where he lay 

 down in a garden and was viewed by most of the Sportsmen 

 present. Being started again, the hounds went close away 

 with him over a very fine district to Bourton-on-the- Water, 

 and from that place over a great extent of country ; the 

 hounds were running hard at a quarter after five, and as it 

 was getting dark, they were stopped by the huntsman, on a 

 hack. This chase lasted four hours and a quarter, being a 

 distance, at least, of 35 miles. I 



t)ec. 21. 2 — Redhill was the place of meeting to day, 

 and we drew that cover, Withycombe Wood, and Aston 

 Grove, blank. A brace of foxes was afterwards found at 

 Austey Wood, and after running two or three short rings in 

 cover, one made away over the country for Aston Grove ; 



1 This run is a memorable one in tlie sporting records of ' The 

 Wanvickshire,' both for its length and severity ; and tlie result was 

 also singular and remarkable. Most of the horses were tired soon after 

 they left Banbuiy ; and no horse went near so well as Mr. Morant's. 

 ' I, (says a Veteran Foxhunter,) rode a hack horse. Many of the 

 Sportsmen did not get home that night, and not a horse got to the 

 stable he came from in the morning.' 



2 We could not hunt tlie three last days for the frost. 



