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of America. It remains to be said that the favourite meet of the 

 foxhounds is close to the tonib of CeciHa Metella, on the old Appian 

 Road, where a fox is often found in the catacombs, or a wall has to 

 be jumped under the arch of some ancient aqueduct. The posts 



IN THE CAMPAGNA ROMANA 

 {Maceric, or Stone Walls) 



and rails [staccionati) erected to keep the cattle from straying, solid 

 and of chestnut wood, form obstacles not only strong, but also 

 difficult for the horses to judge ; so that really good hunters are 

 needed to negotiate them. Roman hunting men have a preference 

 for Irish hunters. The present Master is the Marquis of Rocca- 

 giovine, who deserves great credit for the sporting way in which 



