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couutry — with, of course, its intersecting vales ; and 

 Saturday comes near Oxford, into a region where 

 woods are frequent and deep clay prevalent. 



The Monday meets are only four in number — viz., 

 Heythrop (the residence of the present Master, Mr. 

 Albert Brassey), Chapel House, Pomfret Castle, and 

 Boulter's Barn. This limited portion of their territory 

 is an undulating description of country, plough and 

 grass mixed — with a considerable proportion of vale. 

 There is good ground round Heythorp, where there 

 are quite ten or a dozen nice coverts, after working 

 which, hounds are taken on to Great Tew. Here 

 there are many small plantations, leading round to 

 each other. Foxes, consequently, are apt to keep 

 within the home confines. Chapel House has good 

 gorse coverts; after which hounds would probably 

 go on to draw the large withy-bed at Salford, and 

 eventually all the gorse and brier coverts at Addlestrop 

 (itself sometimes a Wednesday meet). Pomfret Castle 

 has Badger's Gorse close by, with Swerford Heath two 

 fields away ; and Great Tew to fall back upon in the 

 afternoon. From Boulter's Barn they draw Sarsgrove 

 — a fine wood of Lord Ducie's; and then get on to 

 another equally good covert at Churchill Heath. 



Of their Wednesday country the portion in Oxford- 

 shire is by no means their best. It is a big rough, chiefly 

 upland, country — some of it plough, some grass — the 

 fences fair, but the ground by no means favourable for 

 scent. The meets are Deddington — for Aynho Spinnies; 

 North Aston for Deane Hill Gorse, and Steeple Aston 

 Gardens — whence they may draw on to Barton, or back 

 to the wood of Worton Heath, near Ledwell. And 



