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course, for Lord Leigli^s coverts (Bericote Wood, the 

 Grove, and Thickthoru being great strongholds), with 

 Chase Wood and Long Meadow Wood in close 

 proximity. Woodcote leads to the Woodcote coverts 

 and Warwick Old Park. Cubbington Gate will take 

 you into AVaverley Wood, and on into the great chain 

 of woods reaching as far east as Stretton upon Duns- 

 more — for which the latter place, Princethorpe and 

 Bubbenhall are all constantly named as rendezvous. 

 To the north of these, again, we have the fixture of the 

 Bull and Butcher, Ryton, for Ryton and the big 

 woods below. All these woodlands form, of course, 

 capital ground for cub-hunting ; and^hounds are there 

 made very handy. 



Turning to the west centre of their country (Wednes- 

 day's, or it may be Friday's) we have Berkswell, 

 whence after trying its small spinnies you may get 

 to the Tile Hill woods, or perhaps to Frogmore. 

 Wroxall has near it Hay Wood, often chosen by a good 

 fox. The Boot, Honily, has a great number of small 

 woods within reach. Indeed, such like coverts are 

 scattered freely over all this portion of the North 

 Warwickshire kingdom; and foxes naturally run a 

 great deal from one to another. Hatton has the very im- 

 proving covert of Newlands not far from it. Claverdon 

 is for Ansty Wood and Claverdon Woods — the former 

 neutral with the Warwickshire. And that the two 

 packs may not clash, an excellent arrangement has 

 been made, whereby it is hunted by the one or the 

 other for alternate months. Wootton Wawen, Henley- 

 in-Arden are for the neighbouring small woods. 

 Tanworth and Beoley are in the farther west ; and a 



