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THE WARWICKSHIRE HOUNDS. 



Mr. Newton 



Fbllowbs. 



1826-1830, 



Ladies at Meets. 



direction of Hill Farm. He then turned to the 

 left, and skirting Compton Verney House, bounded 

 to the right in the direction of Brickkiln Gorse, 

 and, after passing Red House, went at a rare pace 

 across Brook-Kinghampton fields for Butler's Marston. 

 Here there was a short check, but they were soon off 

 again to Pillerton Hersey, and leaving Oxhill to the 

 left they were taken towards Hell Brake, Here he 

 put on his speed to the utmost, and finally took refuge in 

 an ice-house at Compton Wyniates, into which singular 

 retreat he was followed by some of the hounds. This 

 represents a nice enjoyable piece of work in the heart 

 of the Warwickshire country. There is no need for 

 me to recommend my readers to their maps in this 

 case, for the different points are doubtless " as familiar 

 in their mouths as household words," and they will 

 be able to follow the line in their minds equally as well 

 as on their maps. 



At the commencement of the season of 1829 there 

 were, among the followers of " the Warwickshire " at 

 Leamington, Sir Edward Mostyn, Sir E. Antrobus, 

 Mr. Shakerley, Colonel Nicholls, Mr. Cresvelt, Mr. 

 Cardwell, Mr. G. C. Antrobus, M. de Normandie, &c. 

 The Duke of St. Albans had joined " the Warwick- 

 shire " some two years before, making Leamington his 

 head-quarters. Ladies occasionally patronized the 

 meets in their carriages. At a meet at Oakley Wood 

 about this time it is recorded that Ladies Mostyn and 

 Ongley, Mrs. Nugent, Mrs. Hook and the Misses 

 Gregory were present in their carriages. The follow- 

 ing of the chase was, however, still left to the sterner 

 sex. 



