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otter-hunting country, the water in the streams being 

 clear, and alternately deep and shallow. The following 

 rivers are hunted by the pack: Derwent, Ellen, Dudden, 

 Esk, Calder, Irt, Mite, along with various other streams 

 in connection with lakes. 



Mr Hasting Clay's 



This pack meets on Tuesdays and Fridays, and com- 

 prises from twelve to fifteen couples of cross-bred hounds 

 and Foxhounds. It hunts the rivers Wye, Usk, Trothy, 

 Ely, Monnow, Ledden, Olway and Cowbridge, situated 

 in the counties of Monmouth, Glamorgan, Hereford and 

 Gloucester. The kennels are situated at Chepstowe, and 

 the pack is a subscription one. 



Dartmoor 



The Dartmoor Otter-hounds were established in 1825, 

 and since that time the pack has been under the master- 

 ship of about seven or eight gentlemen. The kennels 

 are situated at South Brent, and the hounds generally 

 meet about twice a week. It is composed of some fifteen 

 couples, both Foxhounds and pure-bred hounds. It 

 hunts the Dart, Avon, the Plym, Erme, Yealm, Har- 

 bourne, together with their tributaries, and sport is 

 considered to be good. 



Crowhurst 



This is a subscription pack of OtteY-hounds, consist- 

 ing of sixteen couples, five or six couples of which are 

 pure-bred Otter-hounds. The hounds meet two or three 

 days a week, and hunt the following streams, in which 

 otters are numerous: the Mole in Surrey, Kent and 

 Sussex, -^he Rother in East and West Sussex, the Eden, 

 Stour. Rover, Darenth, Medway, Rudwell, together with 



