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present Earl is a good preserver of foxes, and although his 

 taste does not often lead him into the field, he now and then 

 takes a look at hounds, and has the character of heing a 

 bold and determined horseman. 



The Earl of Clonmel was, for many years, one of 

 the firmest supporters of the Warwickshire hunt. During 

 Mr. Corbet's time he resided at Allesley, near Coventry, 

 from which place, although great w'as the distance he had 

 generally to ride, he was scarcely ever absent from a cover 

 that was likely to shew sport. His Lordship, during Lord 

 Middleton's occu])ation of the country, resided at Wes- 

 ton Flouse, near Shipston-on-Stour, once the property of 

 the nuich honoured Colonel Sheldon, where his hospitality 

 towards his brother Sportsmen was proverbial. 



The Earl of Warwick must not be omitted. When 

 Lord Brooke, he was a regular attendant on the Warwick- 

 shire hounds, and rode in the first ranks j and his Lordship 

 still continues a stanch friend of the sport. 



Mr. West, of Alscot Park, near Stratford-on-Avon, 

 of racing celebrity, has a strong claim on the gratitude of 

 this hunt. His estate has long been a nursery for foxes, as 

 well as game ; and from Preston Bushes how many good 

 runs have been seen ! The cover is excellently situated, no 

 other being very near it, and is in a fine country for 

 scent. 



To Mr. HoLBECH, of Farnborough, also, are the 

 gentlemen of Warwickshire not a little indebted ; as well as 

 to Mr. Tomes, of Southam, — the owner of the Itchington- 

 heath cover. 



The late Sir Charles Mordaunt was conspicuous as 

 a rider as well as a Sportsman ; his property at Walton lies 

 in the very centre of the hunt. 



Mr. Serjeant Goulburn, of the Midland Circuit, 

 ( brother to the Ex-minister of that name, ) was a very 



