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the Atherstone, the North Warwickshire, and Sir 

 Bache Canard's hounds ; notably the grand run from 

 Braunston Gorse with the Pytchley, described by 

 Goodall, who speaks with the experience of a lifetime 

 devoted to the noble sport as being one of the very 

 best that he can remember. This rattling run lasted 

 over an hour, with only two slight checks, the hounds 

 finally pulling down the stout old dog-fox that had 

 shown them this fine day's sport. A very large ' 'field" 

 assembled on this occasion, but as the pace was very 

 severe, the number living to hounds was soon reduced 

 to reasonable limits. Mrs. Upperton and Mrs. Barton 

 went extremely well ; and Mr. Muntz who, as usual, 

 was in a good place had the misfortune to kill his 

 favourite chestnut-horse Hero, who fell at a double, 

 breaking his back. Goodall, as usual, was in the right 

 place throughout, and has the satisfaction of knowing 

 that no hounds could have done their work better than 

 the famous Pytchley pack. Sir Bache Cunard has 

 had very good sport, and recently over the Billesdon 

 Coplow country had a racing run that winnowed the 

 " field " so thoroughly as to leave only seven or eight 

 who were able to live with the hounds, consisting of 

 the following well-known riders with this crack 

 pack : Mr. Tailby, the late master ; Mrs. Franklin, 

 Sir B. Grant, Mr. Fernie, Mr. Logan, Mr. Allen, and 

 Mr. Dunlop. 



Travelling farther afield, an entirely different 

 country is that hunted by the " Stars of the West," 

 of which Mr. Nicholas Snow is the master, a thorough 

 sportsman in every sense of the word, to whom the 

 riders with the Devon and Somerset Staghounds are 

 so largely indebted for the preservation of the wild 



