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most tremendous burst, and a severe run of nearly two 

 hours, the hounds ran into him at Ashorne, near to the seat 

 of Mr. W. Little. — venator. 



BY AN OLD ONE. 



MEET — SHEEPLEY'S GORSE. 



One day, when the hounds threw off at this fixture, a 

 season or two previous to the resignation of Mr. Corbet, 

 we had an excellent day's sport. We found a very good fox 

 at Preston Bushes, that broke cover in an instant, and went 

 away, with the hounds close at his brush, over Crimpscott 

 Field, Newbold Field, across by Tredington mill, and then 

 on to Honington. He next dashed forward to Idlicote, 

 passed through Winterton Shrubs and Winterton village, 

 and ran to grouiul in the main earth at Lord Northamp- 

 ton's, after a capital thing of above an hour. This was a 

 very severe run, the pace was tremendous the whole of the 

 way, and not the least check occurred during its continuance. 

 Mr. LocKLEY, on Confidence, and Mr. Cockbill, on The 

 Straw-Horse, were the only two up with the hoimds when 

 pug took the earth. Bill Barrow was very handy, and 

 several others came up shortly after the thing was over. 

 There was a very numerous Field in the morning, many of 

 them crack riders well moimted, and determined to go, but 

 expecting the fox would go from Preston Bushes to Meon 

 Hill, they were thrown out, and lost the principal part of 

 the run. 



MEET — IDLICOTE. 



About the same i)eriod, we had an excellent day's sport 

 from Idlicote. We fomid, very quickly, at Honington 

 Spiuies, and our fox seemed determined to lead us a gallant 

 run. He broke instantly away to Idlicote, through Hell 

 Brake into Whatcote Field, by Mr. Dyer's, of Kirby, into 

 Tysoe Field ; crossed it, and went on at a good hunting 



