202 WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. 



The hounds met both on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 

 inth and l6th, but did not throw off in conscquenee of the 

 foggy weather. 



MEET COMPTON VERNEY. 



Dec. 17 — The hounds met this day, (Thursday,) at 

 Compton Verney, where they soon fo\ind a good fox in 

 a plantation in front of the house. The fox led us off at a 

 speedy rate, and after skirting Lighthorne Rough, Moreton 

 Wood, and Oakley Wood, ran into Warwick Park, where 

 it was thought they changed foxes. The second fox ringed 

 for Oakley Wood and took to a drain ; he was got out and 

 thrown up. after a chase of 20 minutes. 1 



BY HARK-FORWARD. 



MEET — CIIESTERTON WOOD. 



Feb. 1 3th, 1830— The hounds had been kept out of the 

 field for many weeks by the frost, and to-day the riding 

 was very bad ; on the north and north-east sides of the 

 fences the ground still remained hard, and to leap was 

 highly dangerous both to man and horse ; but a few of 

 those Spoi'tsmen which you will find in most countries, and 

 who know very little abovit hunting, were hunting-mad, and 

 hunt they must, at all risks. Jack Wood thought they 

 would like a good crash, and to humour them he took out 

 4O5 couple of hounds to Chesterton Wood. Three brace of 

 foxes were soon afoot, and the break-away was succeeded 

 by a famous crash for half an hour. The hounds kept M'ell 

 together, and away they went to Itchington Heath. Our 

 fox left Harbury to the right, and then turned to the left 



1 The lioumls did not go out apaiii, in const^quenre of a severe 

 frost, for fight week.s. 



