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red-deer in that portion of his estate dedicated specially 

 to those noble animals. The country over which Mr. 

 Snow hunts his hounds lies in the vicinity of Porlock, 

 Lynton, Minehead, and Exmoor. There is nothing, 

 in my opinion, more delightful than riding over this 

 thoroughly wild tract of land, amidst some of the 

 loveliest scenery that is to be found in England; 

 listening to the music of the hounds as it is echoed 

 and re-echoed from hill to hill; now galloping over 

 the brown heather, climbing the steep ascents, fording 

 the wide and swiftly-flowing streams. 



The Dulverton Foxhounds, of which Mr. Froude 

 Bellew is the well-known master, are kennelled at 

 Rhyll, hunting the country around Dulverton, Wins- 

 ford Hill, Tiverton, and South Molton. It is a thorough 

 treat to ride with this fine sportsman, who has passed 

 all his life amidst the beautiful scenery of North 

 Devon, devoting much time to the pursuit of the stag 

 and fox, and the bringing down of the many black- 

 cocks that are seen winging their flight over his exten- 

 sive tract of moorland. An opportunity was afforded, 

 a few days since, of seeing how the Dulverton hounds 

 do their work, when they found an exceedingly stout 

 fox at Barkham Heath, on Lord Poltimore's North 

 Molton estate, from whence they ran over the south- 

 west part of Exmoor to Lanacre, then away to Has- 

 grove, over the Moorland of Winsford Hill to Hawk- 

 ridge, killing their fox after a tremendous run extending 

 over a distance of twenty miles. 



The Surrey Staghounds have had capital sport. 

 A recent run, said to be one of the best ever met with 

 by those hunting with this clever lot of hounds, showed 

 their power of endurance. The noted hind, Brown 



