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fox had led us, and I found we had reached, at 

 different periods of the chase, within five miles of 

 Banbury, two of Chipping Norton, and six of Strat- 

 ford-on- Avon." According to another account of this 

 famous Wolford Wood run, hounds were so com- 

 pletely beaten that they could not kill their fox, 

 though he was viewed by Bill Barrow going over 

 Wigginton Heath, and the time is given as five hours 

 forty minutes ; but in such runs twenty minutes 

 matters little. On December 7th, 1804, took place 

 the Wellesbourne Pastures run, so-called from the 

 place where the fox was found. He was killed at 

 Weston, sixteen miles from the find, and above 

 twenty from the farthest place he ran during the 

 chase, in the course of which he crossed the Stour at 

 Newbold into Worcestershire, and passing by Arms- 

 cott and Whimpstone Leys, paid Gloucestershire a 

 visit. Then he returned to Worcestershire, and 

 crossed part of the Vale of Evesham, being at length 

 run into at Weston. This severe and extraordinary 

 run was of three hours' duration, with only one 

 check, which did not continue more than five minutes, 

 and, out of nearly one hundred horsemen who were 

 present at the throwing off, only fifteen were up or in 

 view at the death. The above runs took place during 

 the Mastership of Mr. J. Corbet, who hunted the 

 Warwickshire country from 1791 till 181 1, as did also 

 the Epwell Hunt, which took place on December 7th, 

 1807, and was immortalised in verse by Mr. Edward 

 Goulburn. 

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