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sible to tlie builder of them to remove them to 

 Droxford, which was four miles off, and the 

 "way lay through narrow cross roads, so he 

 absolutely refused to attempt it ; so Mr. Smith 

 undertook the task himself, and he succeeded. 

 The houses did not receive the least injury, 

 and they were the source of much wonder and 

 amusement on their journey. 



Finding no one come forward to take the 

 hounds at the expu-ation of the year, Mr. 

 Smith bought the estate of Fir Hill, and took 

 to the pack in earnest. He went on with 

 them for some years, having several very good 

 runs and tolerably fair sport all through. In 

 the last year of his Mastership twenty-nine 

 and a half braces of foxes were killed, hunting 

 three days a week. His last meet, which he 

 held on a bye-day, and styled a ^^ Good-bye 

 Day," was deemed worthy of special record in 

 the Sporting Beview^ and is reprinted here, 

 by the permission of its author (Colonel, now 

 Lieut. -gen. Elers Napier). 



