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Mid Kent, whose kennels are at Wateringbury, near the first- 

 named place. They hunt on Wednesdays and Saturdays, meet- 

 ing 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. The others, such as are within 

 easy reach of London, the Berkhamstead, Hon. H. Petre's, 

 Surrey, and Warnham, 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 

 handiest stations, to both of which there is a plentiful supply of 

 trains from Victoria, Charing Cross, and London Bridge. The 

 Warnham pack, hunting three days a fortnight over the same 

 country as the Crawley and Horsham Foxhounds, can be 

 reached from Horsham, Dorking, and Cranleigh, which in their 

 turn may be reached without any preternatural activity in the 

 matter of early rising. Chelmsford, Ingatestone, and Ongar, are 

 most convenient for the Hon. H. Petre's, which hunt on Tuesdays 

 and alternate Saturdays, and a gallop over the Essex Roothings 

 after these hounds is much thought of by those who have ex- 

 perienced its delights, which unfortunately we never have. The 

 Berkhamstead hunt but once a week, on Wednesday, and 

 can be reached best from Great Berkhamstead, St Albans, and 

 Tring, Of all these packs. Her Majesty's and Lord de Roths- 

 child's alone are not dependent on subscribers, a fact which their 

 visitors will do well to bear carefully in mind. 



Of Foxhounds the Londoner has a liberal choice. Within 

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

 the Surrey and the Surrey Union, the West Kent, the Burstow, 

 the Old Berkeley, and the Hertfordshire. Mr. Garth's, the 

 Crawley and Horsham, the Puckeridge, the East Essex, the 

 Wickham, and Mr. Goodman's lie a little farther afield, but 

 still handy enough to 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 



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