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fast as he could, picked up the line, and followed 

 thence, knowing w^here he had left it ! " 



The Friday country is the best from a riding 

 point of view ; it is as good a scenting district as 

 can be, with plenty of jumping for a man who 

 goes with the hounds ; and firm grass, in good 

 proportion, to gallop over. Moreton Pinkney and 

 Sulgrave require a good man and a hunter to 

 surmount the impediments, and there have always 

 been men who could hold their own over the 

 severest part of it. Mr. G. Campbell and the 

 Honourable R. Grosvenor went very straight, as 

 did also Mr. T. Whitton and Mr. Blencowe, our 

 two best w^elter-weights, who were only equalled 

 by Mr. Muntz. All the light-weight farmers 

 could go well, and many of them have shone 

 between the flags. 



The Hunt servants, who were chosen by the 

 Masters solely because they were good horsemen, 

 have always been mounted on cattle which could 

 compete with the pack. 



In or from the Monday country the Warden 

 Hill district is occasionally reached. A very 

 good run there, with most severe fencing, may 

 be recalled. After leaving Charwelton hounds 

 ran over Byfield, bearing to the right into 

 Hellidon Field, the village on the right. Priors 



