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one year with foxhounds ; he then came to 

 whip-in to Sebright in company with William 

 Turpin. The immediate cause of the illness 

 which closed poor Sebright's earthly career is 

 represented as proceeding from cold, taken at 

 one of the hound shows, and his death took 

 place on 1st of September, 1861, when George 

 Carter's promotion followed. 



The Honourable George Fitzwilliam suc- 

 ceeded to the very extensive estates in this 

 country on the decease of the late Earl 

 Fitzwilliam, in 1856, and by similar inherit- 

 ance became entitled to the pack, together 

 with an enthusiastic love for foxhunting, 

 which descended as an heirloom with all the 

 other family virtues. A great portion of 

 the country is on Mr. Fitzwilliam 's estate, 

 and foxes are well-preserved on the Duke of 

 Buccleuch's property, the Marquis of Exeter's, 

 and Lord "Westmoreland's. : Lord Chesham 

 is a very zealous friend, and his lordship's 

 coverts, Monkswood, Aversley^ and Archer's 

 Wood, invariably afford plenty of foxes. 

 Then Sir John Trollope renders important 

 service ; Mr. Heathcote always has a good 

 show, and also Mr. Shaftoe, and, again. Lord 

 Lilford on the borders of the Pytchley 



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