160 WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. 



The first fixture of this season, 18'24, was on the 1st of 

 November, at Wroxton New Inn. 



BY ANONYMOUS. 



MEET ALVESTON PASTURES, JANUARY 21st, 1824. 



The Warwickshire foxhounds had a most briUiant run 

 on Saturday, the 21st of January. They met at Alveston 

 Pastures, two miles from Stratford-on-Avon. In a few 

 minutes a fine dog fox broke cover, and took direct across 

 the country, through Charlecote Park, leaving the Plesters 

 fox covers to the right. Swam the canal, crossed the 

 Warwick road, and through Leamington, where he was 

 shortly headed. Reynard then sprang forward again at his 

 best pace, dashed through the Avon, and took for Leek 

 Wootton, and was finally killed in the turnpike road near to 

 Chesford bridge. 



Never was a chase so hardly contested, lasting two 

 hours and 1'2 minutes, and the ground gone over could not 

 be less than from 28 to 30 miles, as he was headed several 

 times. But very few, ovit of a numerous Field, were in at 

 the death, and the whole of the horses were more or less 

 distressed from the severity of the pace, at various times, 

 during the run. 



THE SAME, BY VENATOR. 



' Each sounding horn proclaims the felon dead, 

 And all the assembl'd village shouts for joy.' 



The morning dull, dark vapours low'r. 

 While now and then a chilling show'r. 

 Blown by a keen south-easter strong, 

 Patter'd the leafless shrubs among ; 

 E'en fancy could not, by the way, 

 To us predict a sporting day. 



