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get into the finest of the country. Islip Town-End 

 is the meet for this part — Prattle Wood^ on the 

 borders of the neutral territory being generally drawn, 

 before proceeding into The Quarters. From Men- 

 marsh Guide Post they go at once into The Quarters ; 

 Horton Common or Village is for Horton Wood and 

 The Quarters; Boarstall Tower and Oakley point to 

 Homage Copse and Boarstall, with The Quarters to 

 follow. Whitecross Green is for the wood of that name ; 

 and at the top of this portion of the M onday country 

 is Arncott, with Arncott Great and Little Wood, 

 Piddington Wood and Boarstall Wood to draw. 



i The Tingewick Woods, on the north-east, supply 

 ground for most of the Mondays not spent in the 

 Oxford Woods — though hounds are also very fre- 

 qjiently in them on a Tuesday — Stratton Audley and 

 other : Tuesday meets being no distance away. These 

 are very strong coverts, with deep rides and much 

 r.ushy undergrowth ; and take a great deal of drawing. 

 They are, fortunately, full of foxes — and of foxes that 

 will go straight and far. The group is composed of 

 Tingewick Great Wood, West Wood, Round Wood, 

 Gawcott Wood, and Stocking Wood — with a beautiful 

 grass country on the south and east, to the Claydons, 

 while north and west is light plough. 



Turning now to Tuesday, which is always given to 

 the Bicester Flat — we have Langford Lane, or Graven- 

 hill Wood, for the meet nearest the town of Bicester. 

 The wood is a large covert on the top of a hill, very 

 difficult to get away from with hounds ; and whenever 

 a run comes off" there is sure to be a large body of 

 pursuers left behind. From here they may run south- 



