54 The Hunting Countries of England, 



wont to speak of the latter as " tlie fox^s model 

 lodging house.-'' It is made of blackthorn — laid and 

 plashed as level as a bed of verbenas. 



We should now have shown how five days a week 

 are to be had from Lincoln, with the Burton and 

 Blankney — each day's meet being within an extreme 

 radius of fourteen or fifteen miles. It should also 

 have been gathered that much sport is to be met with, 

 and that, though essentially good horses are wanted, 

 a hunting man's establishment need not be on the 

 exaggerated scale necessary for the requirements of 

 the more crowded shires. 



