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and Hays Wood (all three belongings to Mr. E. Sitwell 

 — one of the mainstays of the South Notts in this 

 part) ; and they have also Coxbench Wood and 

 Chaddesden Wood. 



Right in the north of the Derbyshire province the 

 Hunt have a small covert of Mr. Jessop^s_, and 

 Bloomer Wood (a fine wild covert of the Duke of 

 Portland's). From these a fox will occasionally run 

 across to the Annesley Woods), or he may even strike 

 upwards to the Derbyshire Hills. Mr. Musters has 

 also planted a gorse near here. Other coverts here- 

 abouts are Brook Hill Gorse (Mr. Coke's), Langton, 

 and Newton Wood (Lord Hartington's good covert) — 

 the meet for these being Middlebrook Bridge, on 

 Selston Common, whence the choice offers of drawing- 

 the above or turning to the Annesley Woods. 



