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away from the whipper-in, when he had dis- 

 mounted to take up a hound, fell over an iron 

 fence and broke her neck. This, it must be 

 understood, is not introduced in connection 

 with the wire" traps, as it was a regular fence 

 near a gentleman's house. With reference to 

 the wire in fences, it is a subject of such para- 

 mount importance that I shall on a future 

 occasion introduce it with a view to suggest 

 some remedy. 



A quaint old place is Quorn, classical in 

 connection with all things appertaining to the 

 chase. The old hall, where so many choice 

 spirits have held their court, if its ancient 

 walls could but recount the scenes that have 

 been enacted within their precincts, might 

 divulge some entertaining secrets. The church, 

 too, affords a subject of peculiar interest in an 

 antique tomb of the Hartham family, dating 

 as far back as the time of the Crusaders. But 

 the most interesting relic in the estimation 

 of a sportsman is one of the hoofs and a piece 

 of the skin of Eclipse, in the possession of the 

 late Mr. Cradock. The foot appears to have 

 suffered from contraction, and the sole bears 

 evidence of what is termed a pumice confor- 

 mation ; the front of the hoof is remarkably 



