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the oldest established and authenticated — for the 

 Meynell Kenuelbook goes back to 1818) has been 

 prominently used by Lord Gralway in recent years, as 

 also the old and valuable strains from the kennels of 

 Lord Portsmouth, Lord Yarboro% Mr. Parry, the 

 Duke of Eutland, &c. 



Lord Galway has four hunting days — Monday, 

 Tuesday, Thursday and Friday — and occasionally 

 gives a Saturday byeday. Even this requires a wide 

 extent of well-preserved country ; but, in addition, he 

 is able to lend all north of the river Torne to Lord 

 Fitzwilliam — while the fen beyond Awkley and 

 Misterton is practically useless. Foxes run over it 

 occasionally, it is true ; and the smooth grass holds a 

 great scent. But the open drains are all wide and 

 deep; and many of them quite unjumpable. We 

 shall continue our notes best by glancing in turn at 

 the district in which each of the four days is usually 

 spent. 



The Kennels, then, being about two miles outside 

 Retford, are just on the border between the Clay and 

 the Forest — the latter being the remains of old 

 Sherwood Forest, including the Dukeries and the 

 country up to Serlby Hall (the residence of the 

 Master) near Bawtry. And this is the Monday 

 ground. Once clear of the Dukeries, there are no 

 very large coverts; but Mr. Foljambe has two or 

 three strong places at Osberton, e.g., Manton Planta- 

 tion and Scofton Wood. From Osberton to Bawtry 

 the country is all open, with small coverts here and 

 there ; and the whole is a light sandy soil, whereon 

 scent is very uncertain. The enclosures are large. 



