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by sight and name. The boy goes out with his f.itiic:" to exercise the 

 hounds, and the Htilo girl will sit for iiours before llu kennels calling the 

 hounds over by name. 



In October, 1S93, Mr. Hunii)hreys, Master of the Worcester lieagles, 

 contributed to o;ie of the sporting papers his notes of a visit to the various 

 packs in this neighbourhoDd. 



.\ WKF.K WITH UHAGLES. 



To a lover of hounds there can be no j^^rcater treat than a round of visits to 

 different packs, and the following notes may prove of interest to followers of 

 the " merry cry." 



On Tuesday, October loth, I threw in my lot with the Cheshire Beagles at 

 Gresford, where the veteran Howarth met us with eleven couple of smart little 

 hounds, under the Mastership of Mr. Alfred Blain. The Cheshire are showing 

 capital sport, and by dint of hard work and excellent judgment, he has a nice 

 level pack together. Hares were scarce in the Gresford district, &e., <S;c. 



Wednesday, October nth, the Royal Rock at Brimstage. A visit to the 

 kennels beforehand, whence the veteran Jonathan Cole has now retired in favour 

 of younger blood, Mr. Gould Smyth, the popular Master, carrj'ing the horn 

 himself. Twelve couple of i5.V-inch hounds, with rather more bone than the 

 sister pack, gave promise of good sport, and a speedy find set all on the move. 

 Scent was much better, &c., &c. 



Thursday, October 12th, the Malpas at Upper Wyche. A small field, con- 

 sisting of three brother Masters, met Mr. Johnson with half a dozen sportsmen 

 from the district. A few minutes were devoted to inspecting this sweet little 

 " cry," among which we noticed the veterans Monarch and Marvel, with several 

 other well-known winners, and very fit they looked, a credit and pride to Mr. 

 Johnson. Found at once, and ran a big leveret for twenty minutes, when she 

 took to the roads and ran them out of scent. A move was then made for 

 Tybroughton, and puss was speedily on foot, running over a line of country 

 fit to dream about, rich in old pastures, with no plough, and only one road to 

 bring hounds to their noses. Very prettily they hunted her for fifty minutes^ 

 when she was lost at a cross road ; but, while drawing for another, news came 

 that Mrs. Johnson had viewed our hunted hare near the house, and Mr. Corbett 

 confirmed the news. Scent had improved, and they gave her another forty 

 minutes, when, after lying up three times, they ran her into a small patch of 

 gorse and killed. [Sec illustration.] 



" Who — HOOP." 



THOMAS BRAKEI.L I.IMITliU, $8, fjAi K STUEI-T, LIVPKfOOL. 



