CHAPTEE XI. 



Publishes " The Life of a Fox, written by himself " — Visits 

 the Duke of Beaufort at Badminton, and Lord Fitz- 

 hardinge — The bull- dogs and the bear. 



About 150 of tlie members and residents of 

 the Hambledon Hunt joined in presenting Mr. 

 Smith with a piece of plate, on his retirement. 

 Being once again his own master, he took 

 the opportunity of hunting with various packs 

 of hounds far and near, and enjoyed much ex- 

 cellent sport, though he could not help think- 

 ing that a mistake was now and then made 

 even by very clever huntsmen. This oc- 

 casioned him to compile a ^ small work on 

 hunting, which he stj^led The Life of a Fox^ 

 luritten hy Himself It is illustrated from 

 his own drawings ; and one plate represents a 

 gathering of foxes from various himting coun- 

 tries that had been visited by the writer, where 



