MR. RUSSELL.— IB^^. 237 



COMPTON VERNEY, FEB. 23. 



Lighthorne Rough afforded us another fox to-day ; he 

 went off first to Chadshuut and then to North End ; having 

 left that place to the right, he went straight to Itchington 

 Heath, where we killed, after running him in the heath for 

 20 minutes. The run lasted an hour and 20 minutes. 



MITFORD BRIDGE, FEB, 28. 



Found a fox at Wolford Wood, and ran him in the 

 covert for two hours ; having driven him out and run him 

 20 minutes, he went to ground. In digging out one of the 

 hounds, we bolted the fox, and killed him in about five 

 minutes. Found a second fox in drawing one of the Ditch- 

 ford spinies, and ran him at a very fast pace to Wolford 

 Wood. It was now so late we were obliged to give him Tip. 



UFTON, MARCH 8. 



Drew the wood, blank. Found a brace of foxes in the 

 gorse, and chopped one ; the other went away right through 

 the wood, and on to Long Itchington ; left that village to 

 the right, and took ground near Southam. — Found again at 

 Print-hill, and lost our fox after running him to Huning- 

 ham. — Drew Mr. Knightley's spinies, blank. — Fouud at 

 Whitnash Gorse ; our fox went off straight for Chesterton 

 Wood ; here we dropped on the scent of a fresh one, and 

 brushed him along to Chadshunt, where he was lost. 1 



1 We are told, by a Senior Sportsman, that, anticipating a check, 

 and making a judicious cast, wlien casting is necessary, is tlie most 

 useful knowledge in foxlmnting. A church, a village, a farm house, a 

 team at plough, men at work, sheep, and above all cattle ; for be it 

 remembered that tlie breatli of one cow Avill distract hounds more than 

 a hundred sheep ; wlien any of these objects present tliemselves in the 

 face of liounds, you may then anticipate a stop, and by pulling up your 

 horse, and observing which way the pack inclined before the check, 

 you will be able, without casting, to hold them to the right or left 

 accordingly. 



