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it is difficult to lay hand upon Reynard's whereabouts. 

 The largest fields come out on the Friday side — Cam- 

 bridge sending out a strong division and Newmarket 

 a contingent, the whole often amounting to a couple of 

 hundred. 



The following are further particulars of the hunting 

 of the country, according to the adopted custom of 

 Mr. C. S. Lindsell, the present Master. Each alternate 

 Monday is told off to the Warden neighbourhood, 

 which, belonging to the Oakley Hunt, is hunted on 

 sufferance by the Cambridgeshire. Here are several 

 large coverts — Shearhatch, Ickwell, Palmer's Wood, 

 Warden, and Southill ; Rowney Warren, and Chick- 

 sands are neutral with the Hertfordshire. The leading 

 covert-owners are the Duke of Bedford, Sir G. Osborn, 

 and Messrs. Harvey, Whitbread, and Shuttleworth ; 

 and foxes have. every encouragement. Meets for this 

 side are Morhanger, Ickwell Green, and Warden. 

 The rest of the Monday meets are on the side of 

 Potton Wood, a large covert belonging to Sir John 

 Burgoyne, a keen preserver of foxes. Hatley Buff 

 and Haley Woods follow this, with Gillrags, Rowsers, 

 Sandy Warren, Sutton Plantations, and Morden 

 Osiers. Farther east are the Wimpole coverts. All 

 those above-named are sure finds, and the leading 

 owners, besides Sir J. Burgoyne, are Lord Hardwicke, 

 Messrs. Evans and Peel. A considerable property 

 belongs to Downing College^ whose Bursar Dr. 

 Perkins, is secretary to the Hunt. Meets for this 

 district are Potton Wood, Downing Arms, Hardwicke 

 Arms — Waresley, and Sandy Warren. 



Tuesday, as above mentioned, is for the corner of 



