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preservation, including the trapping of noxious animals, furred or 

 feathered, and the payment of rewards to the peasantry for each 

 nest hatched-off — in short, by efficient protection of the game, 

 with the destruction of its enemies. In hot dry summers it is 

 necessary to provide botli water and food to the game. 



Next to Mudela, the most celebrated sporting properties 

 include those of Lachar and Tajarja, both in the province of 

 Granada, and belonging to the Duke of San Pedro de Galatino ; 

 Trasmulas in the same province belonging to the Conde de 

 Agrela, and Ventosilla, the property of the Duke of Santona in 

 the province of Toledo. There should also be named Daranezas 

 in the last-named province, the Marquis de la Torrecilla ; and 

 Daramezan (Toledo), the Marquis de Alcanices. 



At Malpica in Toledo, the estate of the Duke of Ari6n, 

 there were killed, on the occasion of a visit of King Alfonso XIII. , 

 a total in one day of 1655 head (partridges, hares, and rabbits), 

 of which His Majesty was credited with 600. 



We extract the following from the Madrid new'spaper La 

 Epoca, January 22, 1908 : — 



At El Eincon, Navalcarnero, near Madrid, the King, with thirteen 

 other guns, were the guests of the Marquesa de Manzanedo on January 

 20. Eight drives were completed, 350 beaters being employed. The 

 total recovered numbered 1400 head, of which 241 fell to the King's 

 gun. His Majesty continued shooting with astonishing brilliancy even 

 while darkness was already setting in, and wound up with four con- 

 secutive right-and-lefts when one could scarce see even a few yards 

 away. King Alfonso killed 97 partridge, 31 hares, 98 rabbits, and 

 15 various — double the number that fell to the next highest score. 



Most of the places named are capable of yielding from 500 to 

 800 and even 1000 partridge in a day's driving, besides other 



