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which includes in its second half the land 

 of Mr. John Russell ; Mottingham, not quite 

 so good, alas ! as it was when we galloped 

 over its big fences of eight or ten years ago ; 

 and the " home " line, commencing out of 

 the Shooters' Hill Road, skirting Welhall and 

 Mr. George Russell's land, and finishing, as 

 to the first half, in the Crown Wood, about 

 midway between Eltham and Black Fen. It 

 should be mentioned that the Mottingham 

 track is now extended by making the finish 

 on the famous Middle Park Stud Farm, where 

 the Messrs. Blenkiron have bred so many 

 good winners in times gone l)y. A soldier's 

 pack must necessarily know a constant supply 

 of fresh Masters, and, during the writer's con- 

 nection with it, such " good men and true " 

 as Captain Allsopp, Major Hickman, Captain 

 "Bill" Russell (killed by his horse falling 

 on him in India), Captain Jeffreys, Captain 

 Saunders, Mr. Mackenzie, and last, but by 

 no means least. Major, now Colonel Yorke, 

 the present Master, have all held office, the 

 latter resuming the reins for the second time 



