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are the towns most handy for the Mid Kent, whose kennels 

 are at Wateringbury, near the first-named place. They hunt 

 on Wednesdays and Saturdays, meeting at noon. The 

 most persistent, then, of sluggards can enjoy the pleasure of 

 the chase as provided by these packs without doing violence 

 to his feelings. Convenient trains serve practically all the packs 

 within easy reach of London, and of course the motor is an 

 enormous aid to the man who wants to go hunting. Other 

 available packs are the Berkhamstead, Surrey, Esse.x, Enfield 

 Chase, and Warnham. These do not advertise their fixtures, 

 and do not possibly care very much for flying visits from 

 strangers and pilgrims — a sentiment which seems to be growing 

 rather popular in most counties. For the Surrey, Red Hill 

 and Croydon are the best stations, to both of which there is a 

 plentiful supply of trains from Victoria, Charing Cross, and 

 London Bridge. The Warnham pack hunt on Mondays and 

 Fridays over the same country as the Crawley and Horsham 

 Foxhounds, round Horsham, Dorking, and Guildford, which 

 in their turn may be reached without any preternatural activity 

 in the matter of early rising. The Berkhamstead hunt but 

 once a week, on Wednesday, and visitors must make for Great 

 Berkhamstead, St. Albans, or Tring. The Surrey are out on 

 Tuesdays, Thursdays after Christmas, and Saturdays. For 

 the Enfield Chase, out on Saturdays and alternate Tuesdays 

 and Thursdays, the stations are Hatfield and St. Albans. 



Of Foxhounds the Londoner has a liberal choice. Within 

 easy reach of head-quarters are the Essex, East Essex, and 

 the Essex Union, the Surrey and the Surrey Union, the East 

 and West Kent, the Burstow, the Old Berkeley (East and West), 

 the Eridge, the Whaddon Chase, the Garth, the Hertfordshire, 

 the Crawley and Horsham, the Puckeridge ; and others are 

 only a little farther afield, but still near enough for those who 

 do not insist on the ' primrose path ' of sport. Indeed, if you 

 only get up early enough (though in that only, to be sure, lies 

 the rub), and are not forced to study economy in the matter 

 of railway tickets, there is no reason why you should not enjoy 



