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out 80 short his second term of mastership, I would 

 reiterate that he was as greatly esteemed as he was 

 widely known, and that his mastership 'was one of the 

 most successful as it was one of the lengthiest in the 

 history of the pack. 



Before the commencement of the season 1862-3, 

 Mason was succeeded in the office of first whipper-in 

 by Robert Worrall, who was Kineton bred. 

 The 110 days which composed the season's work 

 showed curiously enough 40| brace, exactly the same as 

 the preceding season. The season does not seem to have 

 been marked by any run of the " tremendous "' order, 

 although it contained some very good hunting. It 

 jommenced on November 3rd at Walton House. On 

 the 11th of the same month the hounds went to Weston 

 House. Whichford Wood, in which " the Heythrop " 

 had spent three hours the day before, held a brace. 

 The hounds got quickly away to Rollright Coombs, 

 where another fox got up and both were eventually 

 lost. Barton Grove and Weston Heath were blank, 

 but a find was effected in the spinney by the lodge at 

 Wolford Wood. They got away at a very fast pace 

 through Aston Hales, over the railway by Rook's 

 Coppice, and on to Bourton Wood. Through this 

 they went, and, with a turn to the right and leaving 

 Blockley on the right hand, ran him to ground close to 

 Northwick Park after a good three quarters of an hour. 

 Another very fair three quarters of an hour from the 

 same locality was enjoyed on the 9th of December. 

 The meet was at Brailes. They ran a brace to ground 

 on the Hill after the usual ringing about, and then 

 drew Greenhill blank. A fox, however, was found in 

 Whichford Wood, and got away with a wretched 

 scent, running a ring by Rollright Coombs, back 

 through the Wood to Weston, and back to the Wood. 

 Suddenly the scent changed, and they raced him by 

 Rollright and Hook Norton, and killed him in the open 

 close to Nill Gorse. 



Hon. W. H. J. 



North. 

 1862-866. 



Some sport in the 

 Weston district. 



