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A GUIDE TO THE 



Mr. Smith, late of the Pytchley and Craven, is the experienced 

 master. He has removed the hounds to a kennel which he has 

 lately built at Fir-hill, near Droxford, and which is pronounced 

 to be a most complete and commodious building. The Ham- 

 bledon Hounds were, for several seasons, hunted by Mr. John 

 King, under whose management not only did foxes thrive, 

 but when he gave up the country, on account of illness, he 

 placed in his successor's hands (Mr. Long) 55 couple of as 

 fine bitches as ever entered a cover. He also established a 

 hunting club, which became very popular and useful to the 

 country. 



Lord GifFord has sixty couple of hunting hounds. There 

 is a good account of foxes for the ensuing season ; and it is 

 to be hoped the country is becoming more '^friendly^^ than 

 report states it to have been for some years past. When Mr. 

 Villebois was Master of the H. H., George the Fourth be- 

 longed to the hunt, as Prince of Wales. 



