20 The Hunting Countries of England. 



Yeldham is for Kedbeards and Grassels ; Bulmer is a 

 fixture more to tlie north-east for the good coverts in 

 its neighbourhood. 



Coming to the centre of the country^ we find the 

 biggest woodlands of the Hunt situated about midway 

 between Braintree and Colchester — the chain com- 

 prising Mark's Hall (a covert of perhaps a thousand 

 acres belonging to Mrs. Honeywood and Mr. Hanbury_, 

 both good friends to the sport) and Chalkney (another 

 well-preserved wood of about half the size^ and 

 belonging to Mr. Cawardine). Chappel is the 

 ordinary meet for Chalkney Wood ; and these are 

 the only very extensive woodlands in the East Essex 

 territory. To the westward a frequent meet is Shal- 

 ford^ the residence of Mr. Marriott,, whose father was 

 for five and twenty years Master of this Country, and 

 where there is also a good covert. Finchingfield 

 Park is in the same direction ; and, moving south- 

 ward, Bushey Common, two miles from the town of 

 Braintree, is for Hazleton, one of the best coverts in 

 the Hunt. Terling is for the Terling coverts (Lord 

 Kayleigh's) and Duke's Wood. 



In the south, or rather south-east, of the country, 

 are Sir Charles Du Cane's coverts at Braxted Park — 

 the only hilly ground in the Hunt ; and beyond these 

 are Mr. Barrett's coverts at Langford. Both these 

 places have of late proved themselves highly for foxes 

 and for sport. From the latter coverts two famous 

 runs came off in one day last season, viz., a seven and 

 a ten mile point — each with a kill at the end on the 

 banks of the Blackwater. 



