2o0 Hunting Countries of England. 



property of the Duke of St. Albans^ and lias large 

 coverts round ttie Park^ for which, foxes appear to 

 evince no great fondness — and the same may be said 

 of Papplewick. Newstead Abbey, (formerly the 

 residence of Lord Byron) however, has generally a 

 fox or two in Mr. Webb^s coverts. 



On Fridays the South Notts are in the Vale, i.e, 

 south of the Trent; where there is much heavy plough; 

 interspersed, however^ with patches of good grass. It 

 is not a good scenting district ; and, though border- 

 ing on some of the best of the Belvoir country, foxes 

 have not of late years travelled in that direction as 

 often as mig*ht be wished. The abundance of material 

 for riot is another objection, as interfering considera- 

 bly with the work of hounds. Nearest to Nottingham 

 is the meet of Eatcliffe-on-Trent, from which they 

 have Edwalton Hill (consisting of wood, thorns, and 

 gorse), Bridgeford Gorse (both of these belonging 

 to Mr. Musters), Tollerton, with its two little 

 woods ; Cotgrave Gorse, Mr. E. Smithes Gorse (the 

 same good sportsman also owned Harlequin Gorse, 

 from which Mr. Musters had his great run about 

 1872) Marshall's Hill, and Blackbery Hill (the 

 latter the property of Lord Manvers). Colston 

 Basset, the seat of Mr. Knowles, has its Gorse, 

 together with a newer one called Blanche's Gorse — 

 from either of which a nice gallop into the Duke's 

 country may be hoped for. A line by Key Wood (Mr. 

 Knowles's property in Belvoir territory) and thence 

 into the Hickling parish would in this case be the 

 desideratum. From Colston Basset hounds would draw 

 on to Cropwell Hoe Hill, also Mr. Musters's — whose 



