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strongliolds of gorse or thorn, witli Lord Combermere's 

 fine coverts to follow. 



Other Tuesdays lie is usually at Wilkesley, drawing 

 from it probably Kent's Rough, a fine holding covert 

 of Lord Combermere's bordering on the Master's 

 Adderley property. Mr. Corbet's own coverts and 

 those of Lord Kilmorey at Shavington are within the 

 North Stafi^ordshire territory, permission being given 

 by that Hunt that he should draw them. 



Mr. Corbet's best known Friday meets are Chol- 

 mondeley Castle, Ridley Tollbar, Worleston Grange 

 and The Rookery, with Wistaston occasionally for the 

 distant Crewe side. Hurleston Gorse is a very cele- 

 brated covert in this part of the country, with 

 Poole, Spurstow, The Breeches, Wardle, and large 

 plantations round Cholmondeley Park and Norbury 

 Mosses. 



Capt. Park Yates works his country in the follow- 

 ing order, subject of course to necessary variations. 

 On Monday he takes the Knutsford, or northern, side. 

 Lord Egerton's seat, Tatton Park, is a place of con- 

 siderable note — the park itself being the largest in 

 England. There are plenty of foxes in the coverts, 

 and deer and every description of '^ riot " in the park, 

 which is consequently much favoured in the prelimi- 

 nary summer and autumn work. Lord de Tabley's 

 place at Tabley is also notable, with Mrs. Brook's at 

 Mere Hall and Withington and Joddrell Hall adjoin- 

 ing. At Peover is Sir Philip Mainwaring — whose 

 grandfather was for twenty years Master of the 

 Cheshire ; and Arley Mr. Egerton-Warburton, whose 

 eldest son is one of the M.P.'s for the County. Rud- 



