THE ESSEX HUNT COUNTRY. 2 1 



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The arrangements for hunting this distant part of the 

 country have varied at different periods. Colonel Cook 

 used to establish himself with his hounds at Dunmow three 

 or four times each season for a week or ten days at a time. 

 Mr. Conyers hunted the country from Copt Hall without 

 keeping' his hounds out for more than one night at most, 

 but this involved very severe road work. Mr. Henley 

 Greaves carried his hounds in a van, and the same method 

 was adopted by Mr. Joseph Arkwright and his son until 

 the opening of the railway. Since then the horses and 

 hounds have been carried by train between Harlow and 

 Dunmow or Saffron Walden. 



We now come to the Saturday country, extending 

 eastwards from the Wednesday country to the boundary of 

 the East Essex. This includes the district intersected by 

 the river Roding in its course from the Friday country 

 to Ongar, and known as "The Rodings " or "The 

 Roothings." 



The Hatfield and Laver districts, hunted on Wednes- 

 days, form the western boundary of the Roothings. On 

 their northern side are the Canfields ; on the south the 

 Willingales, Forest Hall and Skreens ; and on the east the 



