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on-the-Hill, and a little preliminary business was 

 done in the direction of Debdale, from a Gorse 

 A splendid run belonging to Sir. Francis Shuckburgh, but no sport 

 from Ufton. ensued. Having been obliged to give up the 

 first fox they sought a second in Ufton Wood, and 

 a very gallant member of the tribe immediately 

 obliged by going away in the direction of 

 Debdale with the hounds close to his brush. 

 Neither did he disappoint them in the good promise 

 he thus held out. He crossed the Long Itchington 

 road in good style and ran down to the Southam 

 Brook which he immediately put between him and his 

 pursuers. The Southam high road was passed over aa 

 though he had selected Ladbroke as his point, bub 

 deserting this place and leaving it on his right he kept 

 his line straight towards Wormleighton. This course 

 he kept faithfully until he found the canal across his 

 path and then, evidently not being in the mind for so 

 much water, he turned and kept alongside it for some 

 time. Then he was unfortunately headed and turning 

 to the right he laid his line for the new gorse covert at 

 Ladbroke. Here his plans were again upset for he 

 was headed once more. This time he turned for Rad^ 

 bourn, where he succeeded in making his way, and 

 passing on he left Napton on his left and got to Shuck- 

 burgh, where he was viewed. Here he turned his head 

 again southwards and leaving Priors Marston to the 

 right went close to Griffin's Gorse and pointed for 

 Boddington Hill. The scene of operations now became 

 Northamptonshire. He turned the line to the 

 left by Charwelton Hill and leaving Byfield on the 

 right went on over a magnificent country for Preston. 

 But even now he was not to be allowed to have a good 

 straight bit of running in peace, for he was again 

 headed at the Woodford Road, and turning back was 

 killed close to Byfield. The entire run was over some 

 of the best country of the two counties, and the 

 work, it goes without saying, was of the severest 



