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the south of Bury St. Edmunds, and the north-west 

 corner being seldom visited. The opening meet of 

 the season is Nether Hall, the seat of Mr. E. Greene, 

 M.P., father of the Master. On the property is 

 Pakenham Wood, and close to the house an osier bed, 

 in which a fox is generally to be found. A good 

 fox-preserving neighbour hard by is, among others, 

 Mr. Huddleston, who has some more nice coverts. 

 Within a mile or two is Stowlangtoft, the property 

 of Mr. A. Wilson — a fine place with some beautiful 

 coverts. This has been recently let to Lord Wilton, 

 whose active sympathy with foxhunting is so well 

 known that his coming cannot but be an omen of 

 good. Euston Hall is a large domain of the Duke of 

 Grrafton^s in the light sandy soil of the far north, with 

 the five-hundred-acre covert of Pakenham Wood upon 

 it, and Ampton (Mr. J. Paley's) and Livermere (Miss 

 Brookes) in the neighbourhood. Nearer the lower 

 and deeper country comes the meet of Norton Dog 

 for Norton Wood — an excellent covert where foxes 

 are always found, and whence they always travel. 

 At Brent Eleigh Hall are some small nice coverts of 

 Mr. Brown^s, which are neutral with the Essex and 

 Suffolk ; and Finboro^ Hall (Major Pettyward^s) has 

 similar coverts in a closely inclosed, and a good 

 scenting, country. Mr. G. H. Wilson, too, of Red- 

 grave Hall, generally shows a fox. 



Thursday is given to the Thurlow district, the best 

 preserved and most sporting ground of the Hunt. 

 Thurlow Town is a favourite meet, whence is drawn 

 the well-known Trundley Wood, which three or four 

 years ago was bought by Mr. W. H. Smith (late First 



