THE WARWICKSHIRE HOUNDS. 



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Janaary 30th, 1890. Starting in a north-easterly 

 direction at a great pace he ran to Long Itchington 

 and turning there, went to the right of Stockton and 

 below Napton. In this district some ringing work 

 occurred and the fox nearly gave them the slip, but 

 catching a firmer hold upon his line, they followed it 

 along the Shuckburgh Hills and did a rush northward 

 from these to Sawbridge New Covert, which they 

 entered and where they no doubt changed. Then 

 crossing the canal and leaving Shuckburgh on the right, 

 they went for Charwelton and turned into Fawsley 

 Park, Here they encountered a fresh one, which took 

 them direct for Badby Wood. About this place, how- 

 ever, the work came to an end and nothing further 

 could be done. The hounds were running for four 

 hours and must have done something like five-and- 

 twenty miles. The very next day they had a good 

 couple of hours' work, running one from Swalcliflfe 

 Common, near Wigginton Heath, by Bloxham, back as 

 if for Hook Norton, but turning to the right by the 

 lodge, they went by Swalcliffe Grange, with Swalcliffe 

 to the left, for Shutford, touching Claydon Hill and 

 turning into Wroxton Park, where he ringed a bit and 

 went back for Lower Tadmarton, getting to ground on 

 Wigginton Heath. 



On Tuesday, February 4th, a large field met at 

 Mitford Bridge and finding in Bull's Gorse would 

 have enjoyed a capital day had it not been marred by 

 an accident to the noble and popular master. Lord 

 Willoughby fell at some rails and fractured his collar, 

 bone, but such is the enthusiasm which always possesses 

 him when a fox is before his hounds, that he got on his 

 horse again and rode single-handed until he saw his 

 sport safely to ground at Aston Hall. This mishap 

 kept his Lordship from his place for a short time, 

 during which Jack Boore handled the hounds. 

 One of the best bits of work which his Lordship so 

 missed was a day on the 7th of the same month, when 



Lord 



Willoughby dk 



Brokk. 



Accident to Lord 

 Willoughb}'. 



