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attention to literature, and to write a book upon 

 sport. He suggested the idea to a publisher, who 

 approved of it, but a friend advised him to see 

 the editor of the Sporting Magazine instead. Mr. 

 Apperley at first repudiated the advice, saying that 

 no gentleman would write for such a cockney 

 publication, but eventually followed his friend's 

 advice. The result was that his first article upon 

 " Fox-hunting in Leicestershire " appeared in the 

 New Year's Number of the Sporting Magazine for 

 1822, and he was connected with the magazine 

 from that date till it ceased to exist in 1829. 

 During this period, however, he again moved to 

 Beaurepaire House, in Hampshire, where he 

 speculated in scientific farming, and, as may easily 

 be imagined, lost his money. He afterwards 

 declared that Hampshire was the worst hunting 

 country over which he had ever ridden. This 

 seems a curious statement, as it was in 1826 that 

 Mr. Assheton-Smith went to Penton, near Andover, 

 and opened out the present Tedworth country. 

 Now Mr. Assheton-Smith declared that his sport 

 in Hampshire not only equalled but far exceeded 

 any that he had had in Leicestershire. I must 

 leave m}^ readers to decide between the two state- 

 ments. I can only say that I have enjoyed excellent 

 sport in Hampshire. About 1830 Mr. Apperley left 

 England, and his English fox-hunting career may 

 be said to have ended. 



It is melancholy to think that a man who could 



