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to snj nothing of going over twice the ground necessary, 

 ;ire tiie result, for it is astonishing how little knowledoe 

 of these matters people possess in country towns. This the 

 Editor has not unfrequently experienced, and resorted to 

 the only alleviation in such cases— "grin and bear it;" but as 

 it Avas sorroAvful comfort at the best, he has midertaken the 

 task of procuring the Places of Meeting of the principal 

 Hunts in England and Wales, and by the assistance of 

 IMasters of Hounds, Friends, and others, and the necessary 

 Stiitistical Authorities, has been able to give such a 

 description of each Place of Meeting, with its distance from 

 the nearest towns, as he trusts will save other Sportsmen 

 the like most uncomfortable solace. He has likcAA ise added 

 a list of Inns at which proper accommodation for Hunters 

 can be procured, a matter of no small importance to a 

 stranger, Avho can thus name his Inn and send his groom 

 forward with the horses without misgiving or hesitation. 



In the prosecution of his somewhat tedious work, the 

 Editor has to thanlv many Friends and Masters of Hoimds 

 for kindness and urbanity in affording him informatio]i, for 

 wdiich he expresses his best thanks ; and if there be any 

 inaccuracies or change in any Hunt that come more 

 immediately under their notice, and they will kindly take 

 the trouble to inform him of them, he will be most happy to 

 correct them. 



In describing the position of the Fixtures, when the 

 expression "right" or "left of the road" is used, it implies 

 that they are so situate as respects the first town from which 

 the distance is stated. By the term " cross road," is meant 

 the distance computed by the nearest route, which may not on 

 all occasions be favorable for wheels, but it is not invariably 



