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The Kennels are at Kineton, and were built by the 

 Hunt forty years ago — the land being given by Mr. 

 Lucy^ and the materials for building brought together 

 by the farmers, who (Cecil tells us) combined to the 

 number of 180 and employed between them 553 

 waggons — completing the whole work during the 

 harvest months. The Hounds, too, are the property 

 of the Country ; and no pains has been spared under 

 the present Mastership to infuse the best of blood 

 into the Kennel. At the present time almost all the 

 young hounds are by well-known sires in the Belvoir, 

 Brocklesby, Quorn, Milton, Lord Coventry's, and the 

 Duke of Grafton's Kennels ; while among the older 

 hounds a portion of Mr. Chaworth-Musters' late 

 pack forms a leading item. In the same way Lord 

 Willoughby de Broke spares no expense in mounting 

 his men as such country requires; and the Hunt 

 Establishment is done throughout on the most hand- 

 some scale. 



Four days a week was the agreed number when 

 Lord Willoughby de Broke assumed the Mastership 

 three years ago. But the country having plenty of 

 coverts and plenty of foxes, he is in the habit of 

 advertising for five days. These are Monday, Tuesday, 

 Thursday, Friday, and Saturday ; and are arranged as 

 follows : Monday is for the Leamington neighbour- 

 hood, though often brought down as far as the 

 Kennels — the country improving much as you move 

 southward. Nearer Leamington it is a cold plough, 

 but gets better as we reach Chesterton and Ligh- 

 thorne. The best meets for this day are Lighthorne 

 Village, for Chesterton Wood and Bishop's Gorse. 



