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Hall having been drawn blank, in consequence of their 

 having been recently shot through, the hounds were 

 taken to Papley Gorse, which was next tried without a 

 find, and at last a fox was viewed away, going towards 

 Elton at a rattling pace, which at first looked like 

 lasting j but his heart failed him, and, instead of going 

 a clinker across to Barnwell Wold, he shut up after a 

 short burst. The result of these two days must not be 

 taken as a fair sample of the usual sport. The season 

 is young, the covers blind, especially the gorse, which 

 will readily account for Papley being drawn blank — a 

 very unusual circumstance. 



There can be no better place of resort for those who 

 really value the comforts of man and beast than the 

 Fitzwilliam \ it is in truth a real hunting country, in 

 which a well-mounted man can always go straight if 

 his heart is in the right place ; the land, especially the 

 grass, rides well, and even the plough in the wettest 

 weather is never holding j the fences, though big, are 

 always to be negotiated, and if any one has a taste for 

 water, the Nene — now a bumper — will accommodate 

 him. The railways, though interfering with the 

 integrity of the country, enable visitors to travel from 

 point to point with facility ; and there can be no hesi- 

 tation in recommending good sportsmen on the look- 

 out for quarters to try their luck with the Fitzwilliam. 

 Those, too, who wish to enjoy a treat will visit the 

 kennels at Milton, near Peterborough, where they may 

 make certain of a friendly reception from George 

 Carter, the worthy successor of poor old Tom Sebright, 

 who follows closely in the footsteps of his predecessor, 

 and, there, they may judge for themselves whether the 

 opinion already expressed as to the merits of this pack 



