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In such splendid style does the Duke of Beaufort 

 keep up his hunting establishment at Badminton, and 

 such grand sport does he always afford that the popu- 

 larity of the Hunt is extraordinary. The meets at any 

 favourite fixture are as large as those of the Quorn or the 

 Pytchley, and so full is the country of foxes that a long 

 draw is a thing almost unknown. In no country does a 

 better understanding exist with the farmers, who are de- 

 voted to the duke and the marquis, and it does not 

 need the generous presents of game, which His Grace so 

 liberally distributes, to stimulate the loyal feeling of the 

 sportsmen who farm the lands over which the wearers 

 of the blue and buff, as bold horsemen as any in England, 

 follow ' Worcester ' and his streaming pack. 



