354 The Hunting Countries of England, 



Beecliwood Park coverts have always held high 

 character. Another good Friday^s raeet is Colney 

 Heath for South Myms — the coverts at which run 

 into the county of Middlesex. Saturday as stated 

 above takes in the centre of the country, round 

 Luton, The Hyde, Wheathampstead and Harpenden, 

 with many large and well-stocked coverts in their 

 neighbourhood, and a great acreage of riding-ground 

 such as is given to central Hertfordshire. Mrs. 

 Leigh takes care that the welfare of the foxes round 

 Luton Hoo is still attended to : Mr. A. Flower is a 

 good supporter at the Hyde : and Lord Dacre, so 

 many years Master, takes as deep an interest in the 

 Hunt as ever. Two or three times at the end of the 

 season the hounds are taken to the Hertford Heath 

 Woods, a large tract of woodland country at a long 

 distance from Kennels. The coverts are very deep, 

 with few if any rides, and the land between the woods 

 is uncultivated. It joins the Essex country. Though 

 the wildest it is the best scenting ground in the Hunt, 

 and a fox found there is sure to be a good one. The 

 meets there are Bayfordbury, Balls Park, Hertford 

 Heath and Northam. The coverts, Brickenden 

 Woods, Balls Park, Hertford Heath, Haileybury 

 Woods, Box Wood, Broxbourne Woods, Cow Heath, 

 Wormley, Northaw and Black Fan. These are all 

 large coverts and in a very wild country. 



In Lord Dacre's time the run of the season took 

 place from Cow Heath, they killed in Enfield Chase. 

 There was also a famous run from the same covert in 

 Mr. Leigh^s time — the kill near Harlow in Essex. 

 Another good run was also in Mr. Leigh's time, the 



