«76 WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. 



BY TOM TAG. 



FAHNUOROUGH, DEC. ^0. 



Happening to be in Warwickshire the other day, I 

 took the opportunity of going out with Mr. Thornhill's 

 houndi*, which met on Monday at Farnborough. They 

 drew a plantation of Mr. Holbechs, found, and went away 

 immediately. 



Our fox pointed first towards Fenny Compton, but bore 

 to the left over Da&sctt Field, and Ica\iii^ the hills he turned 

 by the Windnnill oycy some large grass fields, and ran to 

 ground at Arlescot. It was a ticklish scent, fallows carried, 

 and the sheep stopped them, bvit they did all they could do j 

 they held themselves on at every difficulty, without flying or 

 wildness, and there seemed to be plenty of line hunters to 

 steer them. 



Though neither fox or scent was good enough for a run 

 of any account, it was just the kind of thing for a man who 

 likes hunting, to form an opinion of hounds b5^ I shoidd 

 say they did all a Sportsman could wish. 



The men are quick, sharp, know what they arc about, 

 and are beautifully momited. They have every requisite in 

 short for good sport, for which they have my most sincere 

 wish. I was happy to find that Mr. Thornhill is very 

 popular with every one in the county. 1 



1 Mr. Thornhill's horse broke down to-tlay ; and they drew the 

 huntsman's mare out of a brook. This was a most excellent, but slow 

 nm, and the hounds behaved remarkably well. 



