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Chosen Hill or the nice covert of Hatherley Wood, and 

 on to Norton Hill. Meeting at Norton, they will very 

 likely take the same ground the reverse way. On the 

 home side of Gloucester is Hardwicke Court (the resi- 

 dence of Mr. Baker, who is a strenuous supporter of 

 the Hunt) . Here they draw the Hardwicke gorse and 

 coverts, or else go over the canal to other coverts 

 of Mr. Baker's and those of Sir William Guise — 

 excellent country surrounding this fixture. From 

 Whitminster Inn, again, they may take Standish Park 

 on the verge of the hill — the property of Lord Sher- 

 borne, but at present the residence of Mr. Potter, and 

 in which neighbourhood Mr. Butcher also contributes 

 largely to fox preserving. The same meet may also 

 lead to Hardwick or Frampton. A new gorse, by the 

 way, now exists near Standish Park, known as 

 Quedgeley Gorse and belonging to Major Curtis- 

 Heywood. Frampton Court itself is often fixed, and^ 

 in the absence of Mr. H. Clifibrd, is held temporarily 

 by an equally good preserver, Mr Tidswell. The 

 White Lion-Cambridge also generally means Frampton 

 — hounds then drawing towards home, taking for 

 instance Cat's Castle, a small privet and thorn covert. 



Thursday and Saturday are both usually spentjin the 

 home district, of Berkeley, Thornbury, Rangeworthy, 

 and neighbourhood. Indeed Saturday is more often 

 than not fixed for The Kennels, whence they have his 

 Lordship's many little coverts in the vicinity of the 

 Castle, Tintock, Fishers, Bushy Grove, and Redwood 

 — also Mr. Bengough's coverts. Or they may start 

 ofi" either in the Michael Wood or Hill's Wood direc- 

 tion. Hill Court is the usual meet for HiU's Wood, or 



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