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ment, for when I mounted " Regalia," a bay mare, 

 well up to my weight, I felt satisfied that I was 

 bound to be in a good place, if my heart did not 

 fail me when I came to a yawner. Trotting up to 

 Hillmorton village, I found a great number of 

 well-known men and many ladies assembled, with 

 AVheatley, the clever huntsman of the North 

 AVarwickshu^e, and his grand pack of hounds, on the 

 village green, and Jack Press and Walter Dale, his 

 two good whips, in attendance. Amongst the 

 many well-known performers with these hounds, 

 I found Mr. Lant of Nailcote Hall, the Master of 

 the North Warwickshire; Captain Myddleton, who 

 on the previous day was hunting in Ireland, crossing 

 over and travelling all night in order to be present 

 at this crack meet ; Lord Mount garret, the Honour- 

 able Gilbert Leigh, Count Almasy, Sh* John Rae 

 Reid, Mr, John Arkwright, Mr. Bromley Davenport, 

 General Cureton, General Bloomfield, Colonel 

 Saarsfield-Greene, Colonel Ruck-Keene, Mr. J. A. 

 Craven, Mr. Muntz, Mr. J. Y. Robins, Mr. H. Everard, 

 Colonel and Miss Fitzroy, Messrs. W. Selby and 

 Wedge, Captains Woodrop, Walker, Garrett, and 

 Yere Close, Mr. Sidney Hobson, Mr. Greaves, 

 Captains Radford and Atkinson, Mr. Shoolbred, Mr. 

 Edward Petre, Mr. Scott Murray, etc., with a large 

 contingent of ladies, including Baroness Briedback, 

 Mrs. Pritchard Rayner, an excellent performer ; Mrs. 

 Jones, Miss Lancaster, Miss Tempest, Miss Penning- 

 ton, etc.; whilst \Yill. Goodah, the huntsman of the 

 Pytchley, not satisfied with the four days a-week 

 with his own hounds, had a holiday outing at Hill- 

 morton, and being devoid of the cares of office? 



