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A GUIDE TO THE 



NOTTINGHAMSHIRE. 



FOXHOUNDS. 



Also hunt part of Yorkshire. These hounds, under the 

 management of Mr. Lumley, and for the most part bred by 

 him, belonged to the well-known Mr. Foljambe, and were 

 formerly Lord Scarboro^s. One-half of the country consists 

 of a light sandy soil, with thousands of acres of plantation ; 

 the other is a fair hunting countrj^, and has plenty of foxes. 

 William Merry was a pupil of Butler^ s, who now hunts Lord 

 Southampton's hounds. 



And hunt part of Derbyshire. This is a very rough wood- 

 land country ; the " field'' is usually thin, and game, espe- 

 cially hares, as thick as autumn leaves in the Vale of Vallom- 



