64 The Hunting Countries of England, 



and Saturday are for tlie open ground south and 

 south-west. 



Among the usual Monday meets are the following, 

 all of which lead to large woods often almost touching 

 each other (though a fox may sometimes be forced 

 into the open country outside), viz.. Holme Bush (Mr. 

 Clifton Brown's), where a good fox is often to be 

 started, Tilgate Lodge, Pound Hill, Fay Gate, 

 Rusper, Sun Oak, Leonard Lee (where Mr. Egerton 

 Hubbard, Secretary to the Hunt, resides — and always 

 has sterling foxes), Nuthurst, Peas Cottage, The 

 High Beeches. About Warnham and Rusper it is 

 very hilly ; and the ^^ giUs,^' or gullies, make it 

 extremely difficult to be always with hounds. Some 

 gorse coverts have lately been planted on these 

 slopes. 



Thursday, again, is usually spent rather farther 

 south, and takes in the Bolney and Cuckfield district, 

 undulating ground more akin to the weald, though 

 the coverts are still very large. From Bolney they 

 draw the woods of Pickwell : Colwood Park is for the 

 well known, and favourite, Spronkett Woods (Mr. 

 Smith's) : Cowfold, or The Kennels, means the nice 

 coverts of Moon Wood and Gervoise's Woods — all 

 this part of the country, adjoining the Southdown, 

 being by no means the worst of the Hunt. Nuthurst, 

 which stands on a hill, has some large and tempting 

 looking coverts : Southwater is for the Trellar's 

 Woods, where strong wild foxes are always found : 

 and Muntham is the property of a good old sportsman, 

 Mr. Percy Godman, who invariably provides foxes of 

 a similar stamp. Slinford is for Col. St. John's nice 



