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national sports. Fortunately, these feeble attempts 

 to decry hunting and such like manly amusements 

 meet with but slight response ; and, in my opinion, 

 it will be a sorry day for Old England when the 

 youth and manhood of the country relinquish such 

 pleasant and inspiriting pastimes. 



The pleasures of Tunbridge Wells, however, were 

 not yet exhausted, for I received an invitation to 

 attend a meet of the Eridge Harriers, which is a re- 

 cently established pack, the joint owners of which are 

 the Earl of Lewes and Lord George Nevill. A good 

 mount was offered at the same time, and their lord- 

 ships having arranged that it should take place oppo- 

 site the Nevill Club, I journeyed to the appointed 

 spot, finding all the beauty and fashion of Tunbridge 

 Wells assembled to witness the gathering of the 

 sportsmen, and to look at the hounds, which were 

 disporting themselves on the common opposite the 

 club, which is under the same roof as the new Pump 

 Koom, occupying a site at the end of the Pantiles. 



The Earl of Lewes, Lord George Nevill, and the 

 Ladies Kose and Violet Nevill were preseat, as well 

 as Mrs. Durrant, who appeared on horseback for the 

 first time for several months ; Mrs. Tuck on her old 

 favourite, and Miss Russell on her clever thorough- 

 bred, Mr. H. Cramp on Grey Friar, Mr. A. Cramp on a 

 chesnut mare, which I subsequently saw perform over 

 a hog-backed style, in a corner of a cover, in a style 

 which did credit to horse and rider ; Mr. Bates on the 

 old Doctor, Mr. Hoskins, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Durrant, 

 Mr. Harris, and many others I have seen out with 

 the West Kent. 



Lord George Nevill hunts the hounds himself, 

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