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rocky woods of Castle Eden, in the Soutli Durliam 

 territory. 



To the north the most notable places from a hunting 

 point of view are Hermitage — a good meet and draw, 

 the property of Sir Henry Pottinger — and Ravens- 

 worth, where Lord Ravensworth has many great 

 coverts, and foxes always. The meet for the latter 

 is generally Burtley Tollbar, whence hounds often 

 draw also Urpeth and Twizul. 



Mr. Anthony Maynard has now held the mastership 

 of the North Durham for just a dozen years — with a 

 pack of which the blood of Lord Eglinton^s and Lord 

 Zetland^s (or rather Mr. Cradock^s) kennels laid the 

 chief foundation. His hounds are kept at his resi- 

 dence, Newton Hall, two miles from Durham. Monday, 

 Wednesday and Friday are his days of hunting — 

 Wednesday being as a rule given to the east of the 

 country, the other two days to west and north. There 

 are few better preserved countries than the North 

 Durham — as a report of sixty litters of cubs in the 

 present summer would seem amply to prove. 



