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in immediate proximity with the Cotswold 

 and within easy reach of Cheltenham, affords 

 the members of that hunt opportunities of 

 seeking charms in variety. North of Per- 

 shore and Evesham is a strong vale, capable 

 of affording good hunting runs very similar 

 in character with the Warwickshire country, 

 which lies on the east, and where the two 

 hunts have opportunities of joining in friendly 

 rivalry. In this district there are good hold- 

 ing coverts at Rous Lench, Grafton, and 

 Hanbury. Hewell Park and Broomsgrove 

 Lickey are still further north, the latter 

 place, from its elevation and the dryness of 

 its soil, seldom abounding with scent unless 

 a fox travels eastward into the North War- 

 wickshire country. This is a convenient and 

 favourite fixture with a numerous coterie of 

 sportsmen who affect the affluent vicinity of 

 Birmingham. Travelling westward, and cross- 

 ing the river Severn, which runs nearly 

 through the middle of the country, is Bewd- 

 ley Forest, a splendid tract of woodlands, 

 which if they could be conveyed to some 

 distant hunts, would be highly valued — by 

 Mr. Tailby, for instance — but here it is dis- 

 regarded. On the north of this line the 



