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which was not fulfilled, as he was soon lost. 

 Chamberlin's Gorse was moved to next, and made 

 amends by providing them with a rattling one, which 

 went by Mr. Falkner's farm at Bourton, and on to 

 Angel's Piece, where two or three failed to negotiate 

 the brook. He went to earth at Hanwell, but not 

 caring to be dislodged, made an exit on his own 

 account, by some channel of which the field was igno- 

 rant, taking them off at a good spin to Bourton 

 Fields. He again earthed, but this time was killed ; 

 in the presence of only a few, however, as darkness had 

 descended, and sent many home. 



In 1881 Orvis left for " the Holderness," and Lord 

 Willoughby de Broke decided to hunt the country 

 himself, with the assistance of Jack Boore as kennel 

 huntsman, with what success my readers are all 

 familiar. 



A couple of hours' work, which was calculated to 

 take the smartness out of the riders, was that which 

 began with a meet at Kioeton on Friday, November 

 24th, 1882. Kineton Holt was blank as also was the 

 Oaks Plantation, but at Watts' Gorse, one, evidently of 

 the good old sort, was found and soon persuaded 

 to move off. With the right pace he gave them 

 first of all the Radway Brook and ran up to Knole 

 End, and without waiting passed to Arlescote Spinney 

 arid went over Camp Lane and down Ratley Bottoms. 

 From here he turned towards Upton House and went 

 on to the Sun Rising. Here he took a short rest by 

 laying down at the bottom of the covert, but did not 

 tarry long, and, keeping one field below the hill, ran till 

 he got about half-way between the Round House and 

 Miller's Gorse, when he topped the hill, crossed the 

 road, and left Ratley to the right. Then he went down 

 to the Hornton Brook and up the hill as if for Horley. 

 Then bearing to the right, he crossed the Hor)ey 

 Brook to the Lankcomb earths, which he found shut 

 against him. On he went across the Banbury Road, 



Lord 



Willoughby db 



Broke. 



Lord Willoughby 

 takes the horn. 



A notable day 

 from Kineton. 



