THE Journal published a highly detailed report of a hunt’s first meet of the season 100 years ago.

The report of 1911 read: “On Tuesday the opening meet of the North Cotswold Hounds was at the Lygon Arms Hotel, in Broadway, when there was a large crowd of people on horseback, on wheels and on foot.

“As is the usual custom on the opening day, a move was first made for the well known Galipot Gorse in the Vale, where a fox was quickly on the move. Leading them across the grass, nearly to the Evesham Road, and turning left-handed he ran past Collin Farm to the Great Western Railway. Over Masty Farm and Pennylands, he then went into the garden where he had to be given up.

“The next fox was found in Porter’s Plantation which went away for Mount Pleasant brickyards, on for Pinknett Copice where he swung left-handed. Leaving Murcot on his right he went for Longdon Hill where market gardens again put a stop to the chase.

“Oldfield Brake provided the next. Going up the Vale past Mount Pleasant he ran nearly to Childswickham where he bore right handed for Moco, and here he outgeneralled the pack.

“Rushbrook was drawn blank, but the Leasow Brakes provided the next one which led them nearly to Wormington village. Turning short back right-handed they left Aston Somerville on the left and ran past Buckland Fields to Childswickham where he sought refuge in a drain, but was quickly evicted and killed.

“During the day there were many empty saddles. Mr Frank Grisewood, of Upton Wold, met with a nasty accident close to Porter’s Plantation.

In taking a post and rails his horse fell and he received a nasty kick on the forehead.

“Dr Standing was soon on the spot and took him to his surgery and sewed up the wound, and he is going on well, but he will be out of the field for some time.”