The Cheshire and South Cheshire. 371 



THE CHESHIEE AND SOUTH 

 CHESHIRE. * 



When \vitliout verdure the woods in November are, 



Then to our collars the careen is transferred ; 

 Racing and chasing the sports of each member are, 

 Come then to Tarporley booted and spurred ; 

 Holding together, Sir, 

 Scorning the weather, Sir, 

 Like the good leather. Sir, 



Which we put on. 

 Qusesitum meritis ! 

 Good Fun how rare it is ! 

 I know not where it is. 

 Save at the Swan. 

 {Tarporley Hunt, 1833, by R. E. Egeeton Warbueton.) 



Till three years ago_, the beautiful county of Cliesliire 

 was hunted entirely by Mr. Corbet — with five and six 

 days a week over its grassy surface. On Mr. Corbet^s 

 succession to his present place at Adderley^ in the 

 extreme south of the shire, he made arrangement 

 with the committee that he should retain a two- 

 days-a-week pack for this southernmost corner — 

 Capt. Park Yates undertaking to work the wider 

 residue in the north the four other days, with Kennels 



* Vide Stanford's " Hunting Map," Sheet 8, and Hobson's 

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Foxhunting Atlas. 



