4^2 The Hunting Countries of England, 



Polstead and the Tendring Hall Coverts (Sir G. 

 Rowley^ s) Boxford Street is for tlie Osiers, Edward- 

 stone Park and BulFs Cross Woods. Brent-Eleigh, 

 on the edge of the country, points to Preston Grove 

 (neutral with the Suffolk Hunt) and the Camps 

 (belonging to Mr. Brown of Brent-Eleigh Hall — a 

 staunch fox preserver). All the western portion of 

 this Suffolk side is, it may be repeated, quite a Hght 

 soil upon chalk. Hintlesham Park as a meet has the 

 Hintlesham coverts. Bamford Angel is meant for 

 Sir G. Broke Middleton^s coverts, Bulleyne Wood, 

 Bonny and Ditch Wood. Ofton Castle (said to be 

 the best meet in the Hunt) leads to the draws of 

 Middle Wood, Lucy, and Muckhanger. All this is 

 an open sporting country. The Muckhanger foxes 

 are remarkably strong ; and often carry hounds into 

 the heart of the Suffolk country. Coddenham, which 

 is also for Sir Broke Middleton's coverts, is about the 

 widest meet in this direction. 



About Wattisham, again, the ground is lighter for 

 a while. There would appear to be some confusion 

 hereabouts in Stanford's Map : for the Suffolk 

 Hounds meet at Needham Market — the Essex-and- 

 Suffolk drawing up to Barking. 



Wide on the west a strip on the edge of the country 

 has yet to be mentioned. Assington Park Gate is 

 advertised for the coverts of Assington and Wis- 

 sington, Cornards, and Mr. Mumford's famous wood 

 — light chalk hills on this side. Another meet that 

 must not be omitted is Stratford Hills (where lives 

 Mr. Josselyn, who, though not a hunting man himself, 

 always has a litter of foxes) — whence are drawn The 



