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woods, and the Five Oaks. And, tliougli mucli to 

 the north of the rest of the usual Thursday ground, 

 the Master's place at Ockley is generally named on 

 that day. There is some very useful open country 

 about here, and, after drawing his own coverts, he is 

 likely to name Hitchcock's and the Roman Woods for 

 the afternoon. 



Tuesday is taken for the south of the country — 

 either on the downs, or just '^ under'' or "over the 

 hill." Parham Park, where Mr Newton lives and 

 has some nice coverts, comes under the denomination 

 of under the hill — ^being close under the northern 

 slopes. Applesham is a hill-meet, and leads to the 

 gorses and similar down-country as already described 

 under the head of The Southdown. Among the more 

 notable of the gorse-coverts are Steepdown, Lancing 

 Ring, and Stunkbottom — the latter being a gorse of 

 considerable size. Steyning is another meet for the 

 same district. Patching Pond is " over the hill " in 

 what is more often known as " the Pindon country '^ 

 for a set of coverts, large woods, chiefly owned by Sir 

 Henry Fletcher and the Duke of Norfolk. And 

 Findon itself is advertised with the same view, having 

 also the Clapham woods, from which a fox is likely 

 enough to cross right over the downs to the coverts 

 beyond. Worthing does much to swell the field when 

 hounds are anywhere in this quarter. 



Saturday is purely in the weald, or vale ; where the 

 coverts are comparatively small, the country open^ 

 foxes stout, the fences built stronger, and the soil a 

 stiff clay. A south-west wind and not too much 

 moisture — is the prayer of sportsmen here. Among 



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