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quantities of birds coming by you at every variety of 

 height, angle and pace, while the complete freedom 

 from all consideration of your neighbours' interests, 

 and of disputed claims on dead birds, constitute a 

 novel and very attractive element in the sport. 



This system is of course quite out of the reach of 

 any one in this country, where land is of such great 

 value, either to purchase or hire, and Baron de Hirsch 

 makes no secret of the fact_that it is a very costly 

 proceeding even in Hungary. But as a record of 

 what may be done with partridges, and what, so to 

 speak, ideal shooting may be afforded where hospi- 

 tality and enjoyment are more considered than 

 expense, by unusually able management and organi- 

 sation, it is undoubtedly worth studying ; and probably 

 any good sportsmen who are fortunate enough to 

 take part in it, ever ready, like all good men, to 

 learn, may bring back some hints or details which 

 rnay be of use to them on their own manors at 

 home. 



Baron de Hirsch's parties usually kill from 500 

 to 1,000 brace of partridges each day, his highest 

 record for one day's shooting being 2,870, or 1,435 

 brace of birds. 



As a curious supplement to our English records, 

 we give below the totals for the Autumn of 1892 on 



