328 HUNTING TOURS. 



Rabbi, Comrade and Industrious, the hunts- 

 man's. Their condition, under Boram's 

 watchful eye, is superlatively good. I never 

 saw an equal number of horses looking so 

 level and fit to go. 



The country being extensive, a van" is a 

 necessary part of the establishment; and 

 this is constructed upon a most excellent plan, 

 at a moderate cost, designed by Matthews 

 and executed by Mr. William Perkins, a pro- 

 vincial artist at Alcester. The body is quite 

 low, so that the hounds can walk in and out 

 without any difficulty. 



The north of this country, as is well 

 known, is hunted by the pack which takes 

 its coonomen from its latitude; and on the 

 south the merry voices of Jem Hills and the 

 Heytlirop are heard. The Bicester country 

 is on the east, and the Worcestershire on the 

 west. The best part is on the southern and 

 eastern boundaries, where there is a consider- 

 able portion of grass, with a punisher for the 

 pipes of the nags when a fox makes his point 

 for Edge Hill. The sport these hounds have 

 already enjoyed is extremely satisfactory; 

 indeed, I have not yet heard of any other 

 pack having done so well. They had a very 



