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Hirsch in Hungary was a revelation, and Lord Ashburton, who 

 gave us all a lead in partridge preserving, are noted for being 

 graceful shots, and as effective as any ; and Mr. Fryer of New- 

 market is, with a 6| Ib. gun and I oz. shot, as deadly as any 

 man living, on driven partridges. Mr. Arthur Blyth, one of our 

 greatest partridge preservers, and Mr. Heatley Noble are both 

 included in the marksmen twelve. It will be noted with interest 

 that several of these gunners use hammer guns, and most of 

 them guns of full weight and a light charge of shot. 



It is very likely that Bailey's scheme found severe critics, 

 but after all it is a better plan than that which allowed Hawker 

 and Scrope to write themselves into fame, and it will certainly 

 go to make the History of Sport. 



