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farmers and others who provide the sport. In this matter the book 

 provides an embarras de richesse, and if everything was published just 

 as it is put down, I could easily get my head broken, especially as I 

 know something of several of the people mentioned from other points 

 of view. As regards the meets there is really not very much to say, 

 except that it is interesting to note their ups and downs in the matter 

 of hares. Many of the meets in the book are lost to us now, as 

 through many years of poaching and of game preserving hares have 

 become extinct in some parts and swarm in others. Meets can be 

 divided in two ways, according to distance or country. They are either 

 walking, driving, or train meets, and the country is plough, fen, or 

 gooseberry, and in some parts where good sport might be had, so 

 much care has to be taken to keep hounds out of coverts that they 

 are not worth going to. Madingley Woods are an especial taboo. 



Teinity Backs, the country round the rifle butts, is variously 

 described : — - 



Very nice country if you can find anywhere near cricket grounds. 

 Poor near butts. Too many hares, all plough. — Anon. 



I think it is a beastly country. — J. S. C.-E. 



Good scenting country. Pdght number of hares. Have had 

 good sport every time we met there. — K. W. 



In recent times it has been quite good. T. Holland Hibbert 

 thought it one of the best. — F. C. K. 



Chesterton Cross Eoads was good, but is getting built over. 

 Towards Histon much of the country is now planted with fruit, which 

 means " woodland " hunting. Sport, of course, not so good, but I see 

 more of what there is now I am getting old. — F. C. K. 



Grantchester is well spoken of, especially as good country " to 

 see hounds walk." (I have seen tlie whole of a very fine hunt here 

 without running a yard. It is undulating, and the fences are cut 

 down. — F. C. K.) 



Five Bells was a regular meet when I was yoimg. We never 

 go there now. The following note in K. Walker's hand shows why. 

 — F. C. K. 



