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arose when Mr. Tailby gave up his hounds, as to pos- 

 session of this country, has been amicably arranged, 

 and the riders with this pack are to be congratulated 

 upon having got a master who does the thing in such 

 good form. 



From Kugby I hear the prospects of the season are 

 brilliant. The Pytchley, of which Mr. H. H. Langham 

 is master, has fifty-six couples of first-class hounds 

 with which to hunt the country four days a week. 

 The pack is said to be in fine form, and " Will Goodall" 

 may be trusted to show plenty of sport as usual, 

 while those who want to see ' ' how the thing is done " 

 should attend one of the several crack meets of this 

 noted pack which this week offers. To-day the fixture 

 is " Sywell Wood," and such as visit this fine fox- 

 hunting country must be prepared to harden their 

 hearts, hustle their horses, and go full tilt at the big 

 fences, if they intend to live to hounds. 



The Atherstone meet to-day at Bosworth, and 

 Mr. W. E. Oakeley has fifty-four couples of noble 

 hounds with which he proposes to show sport four 

 days a week. It will not be the fault of his per- 

 severing huntsman, George Castleman, if he does 

 not show the " field " a rattling run over this sporting 

 country, where the fences are sufficiently big to 

 satisfy the most ardent sportsman, and test his powers 

 of going to hounds. 



The meet of the North Warwickshire for this day 

 is Stoneleigh Abbey, that well-known sportsman, Mr. 

 Richard Lant, being the master, and W. Wheatley, a 

 thorough good man, the huntsman, who has fifty 

 couples of good useful hounds with which to hunt the 

 country. The visitors at Rugby have therefore three 



