THE WARWICKSHIRE HOUNDS. 



170 



Ou November 21st they met at Pillertoa Toll Bar, 

 and had an exceedingly good day. They found in 

 Oxhill Gorse and ran by Idlicote, over the Stour, leav- 

 ing Shipston just on the right, and killing in the open 

 close to Todenham. It was a splendid run, all grass, 

 the time being one hour and ten minutes. The field 

 were all far and wide, barely a dozen being up at the 

 death. The afternoon was also worth remembering, a 

 fox from Spencer's Gorse giving them a good hour and 

 quarter to Sibford, where the pack was stopped in the 

 dark. They were also destined to meet with good 

 sport the following day. Broughton Castle was the 

 fixture and the first fox was run to ground in ten 

 minutes. The ever to be depended upon Claydon Hill, 

 however, was ready with another, who gave them one 

 hour and a half at a good pace, finally giving up his 

 brush near Clattercote Reservoir in the Bicester 

 country. A third was forthcoming in Angel's Piece, 

 and after running a ring of one hour, he, too, was 

 pulled down by the gallant pack. 



On February 7th, 1879, the meet was Wroxton, a 

 hard and long run was the work of the afternoon. A 

 long frost had made the steeds unfit and the going bad, 

 and the hard piece of work, which began in Chamber- 

 lin's Gorse and lasted for two hours, told on every 

 horse. The master at last got up to his hounds, and 

 stopped them near Farnborough. It was thought they 

 had changed more than once. 



April 8th was another very severe day. The meet 

 was the far-away one of Coughton Court. They found 

 at Rough Hill, and ran, leaving Coughton Park to the 

 left, to Weathley Wood. Through this they went and 

 over the open to Round Hill in Worcestershire, and 

 then ofi" at a great pace to Grafton Wood, a very large 

 wood in Lord Coventry's country. Here they were 

 stopped, as they were thirty-five miles away from home, 

 and the horses were all tired, 



Lord 



WlLLOUGIIBY DE 



Broke. 



At Pillerton and 

 Brouj^hton. 



A hard run from 

 Wroxton. 



A severe day 

 from Coughton. 



