190 WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. 



MEET — MITFORD BRIDGE, DEC. !)TH. 



Wc" found this morning at Barton Grove. Our fox 

 first took a ring in the covert, and then dashed off at his 

 best speed, for Long Compton. Here he turned to the 

 right, through Chaford Oaks ; on to Heythorpe Park 3 ran 

 near to Great Tew, when he turned again to the right, and 

 we killed him near to Ditchley. 



This was a fine run of one hour and 58 minutes ; the 

 hounds hunted amazingly well the whole tiiue, and gave 

 great satisfaction to every gentleman present. 



MEET FARNBOROUGH, DEC. IGtII. 



Having unkennelled a fox in a gorse-brake near the 

 earths, he brushed off, taking a ring round Farnborough, 

 and then went away, at a famous split, ])y Wormleighton 5 

 across the country, over Boddington Hill, and through 

 Prior's Hardwick. He left Prior's Marston to the right, 

 and when he got near to Shuckborough Hill he turned 

 short to the right, by Catesby, where we came to cold 

 hunting ; wc beat our fox near to Staverton Wood, after a 

 good run of one hour and a half. 



MEET MITFORD BRIDGE, DEC. 29tH. 



We found a stanch fox, this morning, close under 

 Barton village, which quickly made away, at a speedy pace, 

 to the other side of Barton Grove, He then faced the open 

 fields, and ran up to the farther end of Long Compton, 

 without being headed, or having had a single check. We 

 spanked after him in good style, and the hounds, by their 

 speed, gradually gained ground upon their game. After 

 crossing the Rollright road, our fox still kept on through 

 the village of Over Norton, until we came within sight of 

 Chapel House. Lea\ing that place to the right, he swept 



