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may have attained. Again, the kennel floors of the 

 Suffolk are all of glazed tiles closely cemented, with a 

 good result that must be obvious. A deep bath, through 

 which the hounds have to swim on their return from 

 hunting, is another addition not commonly met with, 

 though the advantages of it often form subject of 

 discussion, and very many masters dispense with it on 

 principle. Plenty of dry straw, and a warm lodging 

 house, should, however, I imagine, serve to obviate 

 any objections to the use of the bath. The present 

 pack owns a great deal of Fitzwilliam material — the 

 remainder being chiefly from Lord Coventry's Kennel, 

 with part of the late Suffolk pack as a foundation. 

 Mr. Greene has only had them for the last two years — 

 having been forced, in consequence of a severe 

 accident, to resign the mastership in 1875 — previous 

 to which he had hunted the hounds for four years. 

 With harriers, staghounds, or foxhounds, Mr. Greene 

 has, with this single intermission, carried a horn since 

 1864. Mr. Josselyn, who is a fine old sportsman, and 

 had previously held the mastership for many years, 

 took over the Suffolk country during the interval of 

 Mr. Greene's withdrawal. 



The north of the country has a much lighter 

 description of soil than the south — being in many 

 parts sandy and flinty, while a great deal of the south 

 is a strong clay. It is needless to say that the latter 

 carries usually the better scent ; though, as applies to 

 similar soil elsewhere, the former may hold a scent at 

 the most unexpected times. The inclosures northward 

 are often more extensive than further south, where 

 you sometimes find yourself called upon for a jump 



