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fences he certainly has the advantage. It is 

 only in a hilly country that a small hound 

 should be preferred. Mr. King always had 

 small hounds, and I understand he carries his 

 fancy in this so far, that in the course of a year 

 or two he intends to have his pack entirely of 

 bitches, keeping only a few stallion hounds for 

 breeding. There are some very good riders 

 in the Hambledon Hunt. I should say the 

 Messrs. youngest Mr. Delme is generally the 

 Deime. first, and on his chesnut few can beat 

 him. All the Messrs. Delme are good ; in- 

 deed, I think they should be reckoned the 

 Mr. stretton three best. Mr. Stretton is also a 

 very good one on his own nags. I was sorry 

 to hear he had the ill luck to lose two horses ; 

 one from a stub in the frog, which mortified, 

 the other from inflammation. 

 Messrs. " The Messrs. Moody are good 



Moody. riders, though they know the country 

 rather too well, which generally makes a man 

 ride cunning. 



Mr. s.Tayior. " Mr. S. Taylor, from what I have 

 seen once or twice, can go very straight, I 

 suspect. 



Mr. G.Butier. " Mr. George Butler is a good 

 rider, and is not particular about a fall or two, 

 which you may depend is no bad criterion to 



