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THE WARWICKSHIRE HOUNDS. 



Mr. Newton 



Fellowes. 



1826-1830. 



Mr. Newton Fel- 

 lowes. 



Col. Davenport, Mr. Buck, Mr. Francis Holland, Mr. 

 Leader, Mr. Whitwick, Lord Mountsandford, Mr. 

 Edmund Willes, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Fred. Heysham. 



Mr. Hay's tenure of office only lasted for one season, 

 and consequently in 1826 Warwickshire had again to 

 find a master. This time Mr. Robert Newton Fel- 

 lowes, who lived at Talton, near Shipston-on-Stour, 

 and who had declined to take the mastership at the 

 resignation of Mr. Shirley, acceded to the invitation 

 to take the reigns of government. He had a subscrip- 

 tion|of £2,000 a year and retained Wood as his hunts- 

 man. He was a good sportsman, though " Nimrod " 

 saw a fault in him in being tempted sometimes to 

 accept an offer for the purchase of one ot his servant's 

 horses after a good run. " Nimrod " remarks that 

 ** Masters, and, of course, their servants, ^should ride 

 to hunt, not to sell." 



On December 29th 1828, the hounds met at one of 

 their most westerly appointments,] viz., Mitford 

 A fine run into Bridge. It was in a part of the country, however, 

 which generally showed admirable sport and on this 

 day it did not fail to do so. They found close to 

 Barton and ran to the further end of Long Compton 

 without a check. They crossed the Rollright road, 

 and passed into Oxfordshire and through Over Norton 

 village towards Chapel House. Leaving this to the 

 right they swept gallantly across the open to Hey- 

 throp Park. The pack pressed him hard as he was 

 headed and took for Sandford Park. When near to 

 Sandford he turned again to the right and shortly 

 afterwards was viewed for the first time. The kill 

 took place near Kiddington, after a severe 

 run right into Oxfordshire. The scent got stronger 

 the further they went, and the time taken was ont 

 hour and fifty minutes. It was one of the finest runs 

 " the Warwickshire " had had to record for years. The 

 Duke of Beaufort, Lord Dillon, and others joined in 



Oxfordshire. 



