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whose wealth will be most extensive, and I 

 was informed they never miss a day when at 

 home, and the hounds meet within reach. 

 But the full share of patronage would be in- 

 complete if the fair portion of the creation 

 were to withhold their powerful influence. 

 In this respect the Albrighton Hunt is well 

 supported, and in the best runs Mrs. Clark 

 and Miss Jones are always seen in enviable 

 places. 



A most important portion of a sportsman's 

 house is a well-designed, comfortable, healthy 

 stable. Where that accommodation is want- 

 ing, it may generally be constructed at a 

 moderate cost ; yet we often see vast sums of 

 money expended without equivalent conve- 

 niences. Architects are seldom sportsmen, 

 and elaborate as their plans may be, it is rare 

 to find that the designs are compatible with 

 the exigences of the equine inmates. 



There is in this hunt one of the most ex- 

 quisite models of perfection I have ever yet 

 seen, at Mr. Thornycroft's delightful residence, 

 Tettenhall Wood, two miles from Wolver- 

 hampton, on what, in the jolly days of coach- 

 ing, when the speed of four horses was the 



