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accompanied by her daughters, Lady Victoria and 

 Lady Sarah, faced the bitter North wind, as did also 

 Mrs. Beesley, Miss Langham, and Miss Heskett ; but 

 little, sport rewarded their courageous defiance of the 

 elements, and though Lord Spencer persevered in his 

 usual energetic style — killing two foxes, by the bye — 

 yet there was no run worth chronicling during this 

 most unpleasant of March days, which was more pro- 

 digal of roar than redolent of daffodil and crocus. The 

 same day the North Warwickshire met at Hockley, but, 

 from the same atmospheric disturbances, they had but 

 very little sport. On the Saturday the Atherston 

 met at Corley, finding a fox in Meridenn Shafts, 

 whence they had an excellent run of an hour, through 

 the woodlands, killing their fox near Birchley Hays. 

 Judging by this sample of a week's sport in War- 

 wickshire and Northamptonshire, it will be seen that 

 I have not over-rated Rugby in describing it as a 

 very first-rate position for those who have studs suffi- 

 ciently large to allow of hunting every day in the 

 week, and that with first-rate hounds, over a magni- 

 ficent tract of land principally grass, across which 

 the going is light, the fences bold, and foxes abun- 

 dant. I should recommend any one (especially those 

 whose season is cut short by the death of the lamen- 

 ted Baroness Mayer de Rothschild) wishing to wind 

 up with a look at another country, to transfer their 

 studs and try their luck with the Pytchley, and I can 

 venture to promise they will have no cause to regret 

 their visit to this splendid pack of hounds, whilst 

 they will have an opportunity of witnessing the energy 

 and admiring the courtesy of the noble master, who 

 is so thoroughly devoted to hunting, and desirous of 



