96 The Hunting Countries of England. 



abundance of foxes. Corhampton House (Mr. King- 

 Wyndliam's) is at no great distance from Presliaw ; 

 and, like it, tas good coverts and many foxes. Warn- 

 ford Park points to Old Winchester Hill and neigli- 

 bourliood — Warnford Osier Beds and small coverts 

 along the bottom, whence a fox will generally cross 

 over tlie hilltop. 



The other Friday is employed on the strip of country 

 lent by Lord Leconfield on the eastern border. To 

 reach this, hounds have to be sent on overnight, 

 generally to Idsworth House or Stanstead Park (Mr. 

 G. Wilder's). In these weeks the vSaturday meet is 

 fixed in the Preshaw, or regular Friday, country. 



Saturday may be for either of the two extreme 

 northern corners of Peter sfield or Winchester. In the 

 former, Baising Park (Mr. Nicholson^s) near Peters- 

 field is situated in some pleasant vale country. West 

 Meon Hut and Westbury House are both for the 

 coverts of Mr. Lewis, an excellent fox preserver. 

 Near Winchester, again, we get Longwood House 

 (Lord Northesk's) where are goodly little coverts and 

 open downs ; while Morstead Village has small wood- 

 lands and a similar kind of open country near it. 



