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Imnting. Bradgate Rmns, Newtown Linford, Ansty 

 and Grooby Pool are three meets all with one intent; 

 then we have Swithland Slate Quarries, Woodhouse 

 Eaves, Ulverscroft, &c. — all in the Forest. Copt 

 Oak is for Bardon Wood and Charley Wood, and 

 thence on into the Outwoods — Lord Ferrers^ holding 

 beginning where the Forest ends. Beaumanor is the 

 meet nearest to home, except the kennels themselves, 

 which have Quorn Wood as a standing dish close by. 

 The Quorn Saturdays range from immediately 

 round Loughborough northwards to the Nottingham 

 end of the country. The scene is laid on ground 

 that, though apart from the Forest is on the other 

 hand blessed with but little of the Leicestershire 

 specialty, turf. Here and there a smattering is to be 

 found, but on the whole this district is very Notting- 

 ham-like in character and appearance. It contains 

 many good coverts, is well preserved and vigorously 

 hunted, but as a country to ride over it's uninteresting 

 — dull, in fact, as dry bread on a thirsty morning. 

 Hounds travel well over many parts; but the chief 

 merit of its cold ploughs lies in the necessity of 

 their putting their heads down — thus eradicating any 

 ill effects consequent on a previous day's temptation on 

 the grass. Down the valley of the Soar there are indeed 

 some very pretty meadows, over which, when meet- 

 ing at Cotes Tollbar (just outside Loughborough) 

 a fox may possibly travel from the spinney between 

 river and railway. If they do not find there, Stan- 

 ford Park is usually the next order — and here they 

 are sure to find game. On the other side of Lough- 

 borough they have Hathern Turn and Dishley Grange, 



