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lie lias converted many to an appreciation of 

 hare-hunting in Hampshire, and made them 

 see that this part of the country is particularly 

 adapted for harriers ; but by this I wish it to 

 be clearly understood that Mr, Bushe does not 

 depreciate fox-hunting, as nobody enjoys a 

 good straight running fox more than he does, 

 but most must admit that a good spin in the 

 open, with a stout Jack hare, is better than 

 playing at blind-man's-buff with a bad fox in 

 a big wood, as is too frequently the case in 

 Hampshire. Several ladies hunt with Mr. 

 Dear, who is a decided favourite of the fair 

 sex; amongst them Miss Bowker, one of the 

 boldest and neatest performers with hounds I 

 have ever seen. Mr. Dear's chief sup- Mr. Dear's 

 porters are Mr. C. R. Cundell of s "PP° rters * 

 Weston, Mr. Canning of Sutton Scotney, Mr. 

 Dunning of Chilbolton, Mr. W. Newton of 

 Twyford, the Messrs. Fitter of Hunton, Mr. 

 Rawlins of Bullington, Messrs. George and 

 Edward Bailey, the Messrs. Courtney, and 

 William Cordery of Twyforcl. On March the 

 22nd a dinner and testimonial were given to 

 Mr. Dear, at Winchester. It consisted of an 

 elegant silver tea and coffee service, and a 

 large salver, and "also an elegant claret cup 



