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THE WARWICKSHIRE HOUNDS. 



Mr. Barnard . 

 1839-1856. 



Meeting at Wel« 

 lesbourne. 

 1856. 



Mr. H. Spencer 

 Lucy. 



The sport 



he bought from Mr. Gulliver. He was also a driver 

 and was very fond of the box. His turn-out at the 

 Four-in-Hand Drag Club was always in nice taste. 



At a meeting held at Wellesbourne on January 23rd, 

 1856, a vote of thanks was passed to him for his long and 

 eflBcient services and his very liberal and handsome 

 intimation of future support. The chair was occupied 

 by Mr. Mark Phillips and there were also present : — 

 Messrs. Bolton King, H. Spencer Lucy, W. Finnie, 

 0. Pell, C. Earle, H. K. I. Peach, G. Holland, H. J. 

 Sheldon, H. Smith, Oapt. Dallas, and the Rev. 

 J. Lucy. The resolution of the North Warwickshire 

 Hunt requesting the loan of Debdale, Print Hill, 

 and Honington Coppice was read, and it was decided 

 with one dissentient, that it was inexpedient to assent 

 to it. It was unanimously resolved that a tender be 

 made to the North Warwickshire Hunt of the privi- 

 lege of drawing Red Hill, Widdicombe, Aston Grove, 

 and Oversley Wood as neutral coverts, with the con- 

 sent of their owners. Mr. Spencer Lucy was spoken 

 of the successor of Lord Willoughby de Broke. 



In Mr. Spencer Lucy, who succeeded to the master- 

 ship when Lord Willoughby de Broke retired, the 

 hunt had at its head the representative of a family 

 which had been conspicuous in the county history since 

 very early days. He was the second son of Mr. 

 George Lucy, and succeeded to the Charlecote estate 

 on the death of his brother eight years previous to his 

 succession to the mastership of the hounds. 



William Mawe carried the horn during Mr. Lucy's 

 term of office, and his whips were William Enever, 

 Alfred Munns, Richard Morris and Mark Jones. Mr. 

 Lucy's regime was, however, an exceptionally short 

 one as he only held the reins of office for 

 two years. During his time and the time 

 of his successor, Mr. Henley Greaves, the 

 sport was not remarkable, and, indeed, I am afraid 

 it cannot be classed as anything but poor. A country 



