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immeasurably excelled by others in the pro- 

 vincial countries in their appreciation of that 

 which so prominently conduces to the excel- 

 lence of the pack, that not only aifords them 

 sport, but which also promotes their welfare, 

 is an anomaly I cannot comprehend; and I am 

 much inclined to the conclusion that several 

 masters of hounds have withdrawn from this 

 cause, for nothing identifies a gentleman with 

 the country he hunts more significantly than 

 the cordial co-operation of the cultivators of 

 the soil. 



Many who were present at the sale of Lord 

 Stamford's stud, will remember the kind hos- 

 pitalities proffered by Mr. Cradock, and they, 

 with very many others, will most sadly grieve 

 that it was the last time of his bidding them, on 

 a public occasion, one of those friendly wel- 

 comes he so happily delighted in. His health 

 had been on the decline for some time, and it 

 was too evident that his exertions on the day 

 of the sale considerably overpowered him. 

 The nature of his complaint daily reducing 

 his strength, he departed this life on the 7th 

 of September, 1863. 



Mr. Cradock and his family had been 

 associated with the preservation of the foxes 



