THE MONMOUTH COUNTY 



As to the character of the country, — there are a great many ditches and 

 big post-and-rail fences, — and Mr. Collier states that he considers that Irish 

 horses are better suited to it than any other type. He maintains a very large 

 stable himself, and is always glad to give a mount to visiting sportsmen, while 

 there is an excellent livery stable at Red Bank, N. J., where men who come 

 down for the hunting season can put up mounts. There are also several 

 jobbing stables nearby, so that a man washing to run down from New York, 

 only twenty-five miles away, for a day's hunting, can easily be accommodated. 



Most of the meets are held between Matteawan and Freehold, both of 

 which places are within an hour's ride of the city of New York. 



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