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make tlie most of their week— -the many lines of rail- 

 way radiating from Rugby Junction are of no little 

 use. At least once a week, often more, the horsebox 

 must be resorted to, if the sportsman is unwilling to 

 stay at home. For, with all its choice of packs (and it 

 forms a point of junction for almost as many countries 

 as railroads), Rugby is distant from every kennel. Con- 

 sequently, not only do hounds draw away from it 

 every afternoon, but on certain days it happens that 

 there is no meet within riding distance . On Mondays 

 Rugby is within reach of Mr. Tailby. On Tuesdays, 

 the Quorn are to be attained by rail to Leicester, or 

 the Oakley may be reached by train. On Wednesdays 

 the Pytchley are always tolerably near ; and on Thurs- 

 days either the Warwickshire or North Warwickshire. 

 On Fridays the Atherstone are never far away ; and 

 on Saturdays the Pytchley are to be got at by road or 

 rail. Mr. Selby Lowndes sometimes tempts a travel, 

 and the Baron often draws a party to the Vale. So it 

 will be seen that no day need be spent idly at Rugby, 

 for want of hounds. 



Market Harboro' is in one way even more easy 

 of access than Rugby ; for an eight o^clock train from 

 St. Pancras will convey the London sportsman down 

 to many meets. And yet Harboro^ has not half such 

 a run upon it as it deserves; and especially is it 

 little favoured by men who cannot neglect their toil or 

 ties in town for a prolonged course of six days a week 

 with foxhounds. With every possible advantage of 

 situation, with a plethora of proffered accommodation, 

 with a good name well earned — even with the halo 

 thrown round it by Whyte Melville^s best sporting 



