222 WARWICKSHIRE HyNT. 



HY AN OM) SPORTSMAN.— LAUBMOKE. 



The Warwickshire hounds had a o-raud day on Thurs- 

 day' the l/th of Fe1)ruary. The Fiekl, doubtless, was the 

 most numerous and hriUiant of the season, having been 

 joined by many of the well known Sportsmen from Sir J. 

 Gkrard's, and Mr. Osbaldeston's Inmt. They met at 

 Ladbroke, and drew that favourite cover Radbourne Gorse, 

 which never fails to furnish them with an out-and-out good 

 ft)X. The hounds had lU) sooner entered the cover, than a 

 fine fox was viewed away, and went at best pace for 35 

 minutes, over as fine a grass country as e\ er was seen ; 

 and taking a circuitous route he was run to ground near 

 Watcrgall. On proceeding to dig him out the hounds were 

 drawn back to give him a second chance, and away he went 

 for "20 minutes longer, withoiit any of the Field seeing 

 either hound or fox until they came to the village of Farn- 

 borough, where reynard had secreted himself in a farm 

 yard, and where he was ol)liged to say ' enough,' to his 

 stanch and fleet pursuers. 



A remarkable incident took place in this run, one that 

 exhibited great presence of mind, singular activity, and 

 strong mviscular power, in the individual to whom it occur- 

 red. Mr. Brow^n, veterinary surgeon, of Warwick, was 

 going very fast at a high hawthorn fence, and did not 

 perceive, imtil he got within a few j^ards of it, that on the 

 other side, down a steep descent, there was water, into 

 which he must inevitably fall. At this moment he loosed 

 the bridle, and with his left hand, caught hold of the 

 bough of an oak tree, and his horse dropped into the canal, 

 a distance of nine yards and a quarter from the place he 

 took up, aiul swam to the opposite side. The horse imme- 

 diately came back to his rider, who remounted, and con- 

 tinued the chase. Neither of them received the least 

 injury from the accident. 



