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THE WARWICKSHIRE HOUNDS. 



Mr. H. Spencer 



Lucy. 



1866-1876. 



A great run in 

 the Banbury 

 country. 



A capital fox 

 from Eating- 

 ton. 



At Billealey Hall 

 again. 



A fast run from 

 Bowshot. 



Another good day from Billesley Hall was enjoyed on 

 the 29th of the same month, when a fox was killed at 

 Little Alne after a good hour and ten minutes. On the 

 30th the meet was at Wroxton. There were several foxes 

 — it rarely happens that there are not— at Claydon Hill 

 Gorse and one was run to ground in a drain near South 

 Newington. A small osier bed was then the beginning 

 of a great thing, for a fox found there took a strong 

 line and a tremendously long one past Crouch Hill, to 

 the other side of Banbury, and on pastChacombe. Near 

 to Thenford, he turned to the left over a fine country for 

 Chamberlin's' Gorse. One field before reaching this 

 the stout fox fell a prey to the bitches, after running 

 for one hour and forty-five minutes. The'huntsman 

 presented the brush to Lady Willoughby de Broke. 

 She rode the stiff run very straight and no one went 

 better. She fully earned the mark of distinction she 

 received. 



December 16th, was also a good day. A capi- 

 tal fox from Eatington Grove, ran them past Pillerton, 

 Butler's Marston, and over the Warwick Road, where 

 the Kineton Railway Station stands. Then he pointed 

 for Chadshunt, and left it just on the left, going to 

 Knightcote, and being lost between that place and 

 the Burton Hills. It was a fine hunting run, over a 

 strong country and only wanted a kill to make it 

 perfect. It was said that he was seen by a man to go 

 to the earths on the Burton Hills. 



Still another fine day from Billesley Hall was that 

 which awaited those who met the pack there on the 

 20th December. A fox was killed in the morning, and 

 of ter two hours' hard work they found in a pit and ran 

 him to Great Alne, where they pulled him down after 

 43 minutes at their best pace. 



On December 2l8t, the meet was at Brailes, 

 but the frost made the going very bad. They drew 

 homewards and found in Bowshot late in the day. 

 However, to make up for lost time, they ran lik« 



