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of entertainment, and ride with the Fitzwilliam, as 

 an opportunity is offered this week of seeing this 

 celebrated pack perform over some of the best parts 

 of their country. 



To-day the meet is at the kennels, at Milton, near 

 Peterborough, when a host of well-known riders will 

 put in an appearance. On the retirement of the 

 Marquis of Huntly, the Hon. T. Wentworth Fitz- 

 william accepted the responsibility of the mastership 

 of this crack pack, and as he has George Carter, the 

 apt pupil of the celebrated Tom Sebright, for his 

 huntsman, a grand lot of hounds, and a truly fine 

 hunting country, there is little doubt that he will fully 

 maintain the prestige of the Fitzwilliam. 



Journeying towards the south coast, the follower 

 of the Southdown Foxhounds will find his friends and 

 fellow-sportsmen commencing the season to-day with 

 a public breakfast at the kennels at Kingmer. George 

 Champion, having under his charge fifty couples of 

 beautiful hounds, is one of the most persevering 

 huntsmen I have ever ridden with, and no one can 

 beat him at puzzling out the line of a fox over the 

 downs when the weather is bad and the scent indif- 

 ferent. The Brighton Harriers will also well repay a 

 visit. Their season has already commenced, and they 

 have had some capital spins over the downs. A visit 

 a few weeks back to the new kennels at Patcham 

 satisfied me that no better hounds could be found for 

 this country. Every one is a foxhound drafted from 

 the best kennels in England, and entered to hare. 

 Mr. Dewe, the master, may well be proud of his even, 

 handsome, clever pack. The Brookside Harriers are 

 in good form, and any judge of hare-hunting will be 



