288 WARWICKSHIRE HUNT. 



Jan. 30. — The hounds met at Avon Dassett, and found 

 a fox at Windmill-hill, which ran us about the hill for 

 some time, and then went to Edge- hill and took to ground. 

 We next drew Upton Gorse, and found a second fox, which 

 we ran to ground at Mr, Hawton's farm, where we left him. 

 Mr. Hawton afterwards got reynard out, and as a worthy 

 friend of the chase, turned him up to take his chance 

 another day, and if possible, save his life again, by having 

 resort to the same friendly shelter, and once more defeat his 

 ardent pursuers. 1 



Feb. 3. — Met at Wroxton New Inn ; drew Wroxton 

 and Hanwell- woods, blank. Found a fox in Curtis's Gorse, 

 and ran him to ground by Warmington. Unkenneled a 

 second at Farnborough, when he ran by way of the house 

 through the Faggot Covert to Dasset Hill, and over the 

 Banbury road. Leaving Edge-hill to the left, reynard 

 bore down for Kineton ; leaving still to the left, he took 

 a line for Knightcote, and on to Radbourne-hill, where, no 

 doubt, he was killed by some cur dogs. This run lasted 

 an hour and 51 minutes, with some very good hunting, at 

 different periods of the day's sport. 



1 A respectable farmer, an old Sportsman, lately observed — I 

 always preserve the foxes ; for although I very seldom join the chase 

 myself, I am still fond of the sport, and feel pleasure in promoting 

 the amusement of other people. I never destroy a fox myself, nor 

 suffer any body about me to injure them, while they leave the lambs 

 alone ; but when they begin to take the lambs, I directly make war 

 upon them, and they must look sharp if they escape us all. Having 

 killed the fox, (which I suppose to be a vixen with cubs,) which 

 took away the lambs, I am generally safe for the remainder of the 

 season. A fowl, or a duck or two, I don't mind ; I think nothing 

 about it ; but when they begin to be too fond of lamb, and fetch them 

 from the ewes, they make me their enemy ; when they leave off their 

 depredations in that way, I never molest them again. 



