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dale ; his lordship having hunted it with brilliant success for 

 a great number of years. On one side there are extensive 

 woodlands j but, on the Leicestershire side, it may be con- 

 sidered as a fine grass, scent holding country, though rather 

 hilly. There are plenty of foxes, and Mr. H. Greaves may 

 be said to have had a good winter^s sport last season, which 

 was his first as Master of the Cottesmore. He pui'chased the 

 Shropshire Hounds, which were hunted many years by 

 " Will Staples f he also had the pick of the '' Badsworti 

 Hounds,'^ and chose ten couple, for which he gave 500 

 guineas. 



SHROPSHIRE. 



FOXHOUNDS. 



Mr. Eyton has part of the country once hunted by the 

 celebrated Will. Barrow, under Mr. Corbet, of Sundorne 

 Castle. Shropshire has ever been considered a most sporting 

 county : the names of Corbet, Hill, Puleston, Mytton, have 

 immortalized it as such. " The Shropshire^^ country was 

 hunted by the celebrated " Will. Staples^ for 25 years, under 

 Sir Bellingham Graham ; then under a Committee (for 12 



