Fox-htmting Past and Present 



Now as to the hunting Londoners, they nearly 

 all hunt from their homes, within the forty-mile 

 radius. They form the backbone of a dozen or 

 more subscription packs. There are but few hunt- 

 ing specials from London termini patronised to 

 any extent nowadays ; men do not wish to under- 

 take the strain on nerves and constitutions. In 

 the Midlands there are a few places that attract 

 strangers (outside the shires and Warwickshire). 

 Cheltenham, of course, attracts many, as five packs 

 are within reach ; it is a bright, cheery place ; you 

 can hunt from Cheltenham every day in the week. 

 The Vale of White Horse attracts visitors, and 

 the new hotel quite close to the gates of Bad- 

 minton takes a contingent. Naturally, houses let 

 well for the winteriin the district. Then Grantham 

 can command the east side of the Blankney ; and 

 there is a certain influx of visitors all up the 

 Great Northern line. To cite a few, Catterick 

 Bridge, Croft Spa, Harrogate, and Darlington are 

 all fine centres. From Croft and Darlington you 

 can get Lord Zetland's, the Harworth, and South 

 Durham. There are no hunting visitors to the 

 Tynedale and Morpeth, for instance, and there are 

 very many provincial packs under this category. 



Other convenient hunting centres, from whence 



two or more packs of hounds may be reached, 



are as under. Taking the shires first, from Melton 



you get the Belvoir, Cottesmore, and Quorn ; from 



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