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to that of the insensate and material foxhunter. To 

 him a landscape recommends itself in inverse ratio to 

 its wild and rugged beauty. He will gaze with content 

 and even rapture on a monotonous sea of green, such 

 as for instance is ofifered to him at the scene of the 

 Eugby, Melton, or Aylesbury Steeplechases; while 

 from glorious woods and majestic hills he will turn 

 with a sense of dread, or even of absolute dislike. 



The woodlands of The United consist, like those of 

 The Wheatland, almost entirely of oak and larch ; and, 

 with scarcely an exception, they are plentifully stocked 

 with foxes. The kennels are at Clun, about nine miles 

 from Craven Arms — a station on the line between Leo- 

 minster and Shrewsbury. As a central point from 

 which to command the three countries of The United, 

 The Wheatland, and The Ludlow, Craven Arms is 

 excellently placed. Moreover, the three hunts are on 

 the best of terms, and do all in their power for mutual 

 convenience. The road from Craven Arms to the 

 United kennels makes its way along the foot of some 

 of the strongest coverts of the Hunt, for instance, 

 those of Sibdon, and, then immediately adjoining each 

 other, Oaker and Barrow. 



Mr. Wicksted (the Ludlow) here runs a corner into 

 the United, and draws Clunbury and Hopton Park. 

 The United Pack, however, draws the Purslow Woods 

 (Mr. Pardee's) and the big wood of Soudley (Mr. P. 

 Morris's) which stretches up the face of the Black 

 Hill, opposite Clun. Beyond this, towards the south, 

 is the wood of Bryn Eddin ; then comes the gorse and 

 heath-covered surface of Caractacus Camp, Gaer 

 Ditches, and the large woods of Coed Ditton and 



