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and the few obstructionists who hire their shooting 

 here get no great return for their money. 



On the whole, though, the Chiddingfold country is 

 anything but short of foxes ; and it is said to own a 

 fuller supply at the present time than ever since it 

 acquired a separate existence. The farmers are ex- 

 tremely friendly to the sport ; and so are the resident 

 landowners. A change of Mastership has just taken 

 place — Mr. C. B. Godman, who re-established the 

 Hunt about the year 1876, and has since carried it 

 on with ever-increasing success, having just handed 

 over the reins to Mr. Ellis Gosling of Busb ridge. 

 Previous to Mr. Godman starting hounds, the Surrey 

 Union for three years hunted the district — the Sadler 

 family having for some twenty years before kept a 

 pack, to work not only this piece of country, but 

 much of Mr. Combers present territory, even as far 

 as Pirbright. 



The present Chiddingfold territory commences at 

 Guildford, and runs under the Hog's-Back, as far as 

 Puttenham, half way to Aldershot. Going southward, 

 it includes Godalming and Haslemere ; marches with 

 Lord Leconfield along the south ; and takes in Cran- 

 leigh on the east — the Surrey Union granting Hurt- 

 wood, and Lord Leconfield conceding some woodland 

 on his border. The soldiers from the Camp are usually 

 represented at the few meets between Godalming and 

 Puttenham, and along the western border; but the 

 Chiddingfold field is invariably a small one, though 

 the 9.30 a.m. train from Waterloo will set man and 

 horse down at either Guildford or Godalming within the 

 hour. 



