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sport, the straightest foxes, for long runs and fast 

 runs, commend us to the wild pastures of the Cottes- 

 more." Extending a long way from east to west 

 this country does not actually touch Market Har- 

 borough, but its south-western corner is within four 

 miles of the town, and certain meets are within easy 

 riding distance. But Harborough residents, like 

 those of Melton, must hunt with several packs, if 

 they attend all the meets within reach, and of the 

 four countries they can choose from the Cottesmore 

 is the least handy. Oakham, on the other hand, is in 

 the centre of the best of the Cottesmore country, and 

 any one wishing to devote four days a week to this 

 particular pack would be best placed there. Stamford, 

 too, is just within Cottesmore domains, and handy for 

 much of Mr. George Fitzwilliam's country, and 

 Uppingham is also a Cottesmore town, from which 

 Mr. Fernie's and the Woodland Pytchley can be 

 easily reached. 



Another Midland town which attracts hunting folk in 

 considerable numbers is Rugby, between which place 

 and London there is a wonderful train service by two 

 lines of railway. Rugby is actually within the limits 

 of the North Warwickshire Hunt, but the Atherstone 

 boundary is within two miles of the town, the Pytchley 

 country is not more than double that distance away, 

 while the Warwickshire and Mr. Fernie's are both 

 within riding distance on one day of the week. Those 

 who hunt from Rugby cannot confine their operations 

 to the Shire packs proper — unless indeed they choose to 

 hunt by train on two or three days of the week — but 

 the Atherstone and the two divisions of the Warwick- 

 shire are good countries, and as a matter of fact there 

 are those who place the Warwickshire country in its 



