8 HUNTING TOURS. 



Mr. Grazebooke has been the means, on more 

 than one occasion, of preventing a blank in 

 the sport of the neighbourhood. Ever ready 

 with facetious pleasantries and abounding in 

 that affability which commands esteem, he 

 has always some happy jokes ready to amuse, 

 and good-humouredly applies them more 

 frequently to himself than to others. An 

 instance of this occurred last winter. Much 

 to the regret of his companions in the field, 

 he had rather a severe fall, by which he was 

 stunned. The accident was observed by Mr. 

 Phillips, the coroner for the county, who 

 hastened to his assistance, and he soon 

 recovered. Shortly afterwards a sympa- 

 thising friend inquired the nature of the 

 accident, and if he felt any ill effects? 

 " Not much the matter," was the reply, 

 " only a little surprised at finding the 

 coroner sitting over me before I was dead." 

 At the expiration of six years, Mr. Boycott 

 relinquished his charge, and Mr. Walter 

 Gifford came into office, when kennels were 

 built at Albrighton, from which circumstance 

 the name of the hunt originated. These 

 kennels, unfortunately, were very unhealthy, 

 and kennel lameness was a constant source 



