48 The Hunting Countries of England, 



frequently marked by long runs into tlie South Wold 

 countiy; and Mr. Foljambe bad, during* last season^ 

 a great deal of sport on this side — though his field, 

 never of great dimensions, is by no means at its 

 fullest when the woodlands are to be drawn. 



The Blankney country presents a much greater 

 variety than the Burton — embracing, as it does, a 

 less amount of deep plough, a much wider tract of 

 heath, and a more liberal allowance of grass. It will 

 be noticed that fen runs round the north and east of 

 the country. Xear this there is solid arable till the 

 vicinity of Blankney is reached. Then comes, con- 

 veying its own character, the Heath (or, as we have 

 designated it, the Cliff) ; while further westward your 

 taste for grass may often be indulged to the full and 

 your love of jumping more than fairly tried. 



The days selected for these various conditions, and 

 the places of meeting for each, are much as follows. 

 On Mondays they are out on their Xewark side, in 

 which term is comprehended all their country north 

 and north-west of the Eiver Witham as it runs up to 

 Lincoln. Kettlethorpe, Thorney, Doddington (for 

 Skellingthorpe Big Wood and Mr. Jarvis^ coverts)^ 

 are among their most frequent meets : as is also the 

 seventh milestone Newark Road, for Tunman^s Wood 

 and Eagle Wood. The last-named was one of the 

 late Sir Richard Sutton^s favourite coverts, and is 

 equally valued nowadays. For the same wood they 

 meet at Eagle Hall ; the preference however, if any- 

 thing, being for the Seventh Milestone as entailing 

 a less journey for hounds. Occasionally too, on a 

 Monday, they go to Aubourn Moor, for an afternoon 



