THE WARWICKSHIRE HOUNDS. 



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Mr. Barnard. 

 1839-1856. 



The Hunt Dinner 

 1840. 



A meet at Bilton 

 Grange. 



At the hunt dinner held at the Warwick Arms 

 Hotel, Warwick, on December 4tb, 1840, were Lord 

 Leigh, Lord Eastnor, and Messrs. R. J. Barnard, J. 

 Drinkwater, H. Holden, J. Townsend, B. Granville, 

 J. K. West, G. Smith, W. J. Harding, J. Little, D. 

 Galton, and H. Williams. The only visitors were Sir 

 J. R. B, Cave and Mr. W. Williams. 



At one of the meets at Bilton Grange during the 

 year 1844, three hundred well-mounted sportsmen met 

 •'the Warwickshire" and formed a good specimen of 

 the fields which the hounds drew at this time. Among 

 those out were the Marquis of Clanricarde, Lord 

 Macdonald, Sir William Standley, the Hon. F. Craven, 

 Captains Hibbert and Peel, and Messrs. J. Standley, 

 Rowland, Errington, Bolton King, Little, Beech, 

 Bradley, Wilson, Leigh, Skipwith, Hyde Clark, 

 Saunderson, Thursby, &c. The hounds were in first- 

 rate condition. Captain Hibbert dispensed hospitality 

 to those who had assembled and a move was made and 

 the hounds put into Hillmorton Gorse, from which a 

 fox broke without delay. He went along Hillmorton 

 Meadows, crossing the brook for the village of Clifton, 

 through Mr. ^Smith's farm, and crossing the brook a 

 second time, made in a direct line for Mr. Cook's Gorse, 

 when there was a slight check. He then skirted the 

 cover to the right and was making for Captain Hibbert's 

 when the run came to an end after having lasted 35 

 minutes and having been a regular clipper. There were 

 many falls. 



Farnborough was still showing admirable sport, a run 

 from there at the opening of the season 1844-5 having 

 lasted for 40 minutes and finished with a kill, being, 

 it was said, decidedly superior to anything seen 

 for years. Indeed the sport with which the season Good sport, 

 opened was altogether of a most splendid description. 

 The following season (1845-6) also opened most pro- 

 pitiously. On the third day of November the hounds 

 had the opening meet at the kennels. The osier beds 



