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lence of the hostelrie. Mr. Leigh, Mr. Arnold, 

 Mr. Barchiy, Mr. She ward, Mr. Mecklewaite, 

 and a host of others were on the list to aug- 

 ment the numbers in the hunting field. Al- 

 though many absentees at Kirby Gate on the 

 3rd of I^ovember, there was a large assemblage 

 at the appointed hour, and the road, as usual, 

 full of carriages, occupied by those of the fair 

 sex who prefer looking on to participating in 

 the excitement of riding to hounds. An 

 imposing feature on these occasions is the 

 usually large assemblage of first-class hunters, 

 and in this instance there was no evidence of 

 deterioration from the exhibitions of former 

 days. Indulging in exuberant playfulness, 

 the accompaniment of high condition, they 

 appeared to welcome the reunion with unmis- 

 takable joyfulness. Treadwell had drawn 

 twenty-two couples and a half for the day's 

 work, the mixed pack consisting principally 

 of the ladies, looking very level, blooming, 

 and fit to commence operations in this far- 

 famed flying country. A trot of two miles to 

 Garrety Hill disposed of the numerous body 

 of foot people, and a fox was immediately 

 found. It is a nasty covert for hounds at all 

 times, being composed of a considerable 



