THE WARWICKSHIRE HOUNDS. 



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A capital thing on the Shuckburgh side was that 

 which occurred on the 25th of the same month. Ufton 

 Wood was the meet, and one from that place was killed 

 in Mr. Rice's garden, at Southam. Ladbroke was next 

 tried and almost as soon as the hounds were in, one of 

 right sort went away close to Hodnell Hill, where he 

 turned to the right pointing for Nun's Bushes, but, with 

 another turn to the right, and leaving Ladbroke 

 village to the left, he went at a rattling pace, over the 

 hill and the Welsh Road. Here he bore a bit to the 

 right and crossed the canal leaving Napton on the left. 

 Then straight over the grass and the big fences, which 

 are the characteristics of Shuckburgh, to that place. 

 Over the hill, without a pause, and on to Oatesby, 

 where he gave them the first check. The time up to 

 now was 55 minutes. Here there were fresh foxes on 

 foot and the line was hit ofiF, and one ran close to 

 Badby Wood in the Pytchley country, where he was 

 lost. The distance was nine miles from point to point 

 or about twelve as the hounds ran. It was a capital 

 thing and there were only a few in at the death. 



The very next day was productive of a good two 

 hours. Broughton Castle was the fixture, and there 

 was a good field. An outlying fox was found near the 

 Broughton brook and was halloaed across the road, 

 pointing for Bradshaw's Mill, and ran parallel with the 

 brook nearly as far as]Prickett's Mill. Then he 

 turned over the brook for Wykham Park and went for 

 Crouch Hill. Turning to the right he went through 

 Wykham Park again, over the brook, where the lead- 

 ing hounds sighted him, and went away for Bloxhara. 

 Turning to the right he left BroughtonCastle close on the 

 left, and went on close to Withycombe, where he turned 

 short to the left as if for Wroxton. Then turning to 

 the right over the Banbury road between the Work- 

 house and the Barleymow, he went along the valley at 

 a rattling pace, leaving Chamberlin's [Gorse to the 



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Broke. 



From Ladbroke 

 to Badby Wood. 



Acoup'eofhours 

 from Brough- 

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