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exceedingly pretty ring that those in a good place enjoyed, 

 and those behind wished themselves anywhere else. A 

 good sportsman, hailing from the comity town way, tried 

 the depth of a nasty ditch, and it looked as if the grey 

 mare came out of the encounter badly. I trust she may 

 soon be all right again. 



On Saturday, Sir Watkin spent his New Street Lane 

 morning between Styche, Shavington, and Cloverley, 

 killing a brace of bad foxes, and having very little real 

 fun. In the evening, however, from Ash a fox took them 

 apretty gallop to Bm-ley Dam and Lord ITopetown's Gorse„ 

 a line that needs no paint from me. Had it come earlier 

 in the day it would have been more universally enjoyed, 



Cressage Park with the Shropshire was a red letter 

 day, for an account of which I am indebted to a friend 

 who knows the country and has faithfully described it : 

 " On Saturday, the 20th, the Shropshire met at Cressage, 

 and a move was made for Bannister, which proved blank. 

 Cressage Park was then drawn, and as foxes have been 

 seen there for several wrecks past we expected a run, but 

 failed to find. We then drew through Lords Coppice 

 and went away to Kenley Gorse, which was said to hold 

 a brace ; the cover is very thick, but after a long time in 

 cover a fox was found and made for the Acton Burnell 

 corner of the wood, where he was headed back and 

 killed in cover. We then drew a nice piece of gorse 

 at the Cressage end of Kenley Coppice, • where a 

 fox was found. He got a good start and went 

 for the high ground between Acton Burnell and the 

 Grange Hill, where he turned, choosing the Grange Hill 

 route, and, after going two miles, he ran to ground in a 

 drain on the flat on Mr. Munslow's farm. We then 

 trotted on to the Hayes Coppice between Harnage 

 Grange and Cressage, where we hoped to find the 

 Cressage Park foxes, but they were not at home. The 

 next order was Stevens Hill, wdiere a stout one was 

 found. He pointed for Harnage, but on leaving cover he 

 made for the four turnings below Harnage Grange, wdiere 

 he again moved his point straight across Mr. Proece's 

 farm, then over Mr. Heap's ground, past the Leasowes, 

 then over the railway on to Mr. Pinkney's farm, and 

 through the river Severn, leaving most of the field on the 



