With the Fitzwilliam, 15 



is overrated. A non-liunting day may be well spent 

 in an inspection of tlie Wansford stud;, wMcli consists 

 of Highly bred animals^ mostly weight carriers,, especi- 

 ally a thoroughbred Irish horse^ fit to carry many a 

 stone to the fastest hounds^ a chestnut of superior 

 order, and, in fact, a rare lot altogether, calculated to 

 cheer the heart of a hunting man. 



A drive to Stamford gives an opportunity of a look 

 at Burghley House, the seat of Lord Exeter, its noble 

 trees and herds of deer, coveys of partridges, and host 

 of well-contented rooks returning after a successful 

 search in the new ploughed land, accompanied by 

 immense flocks of whistling starlings and chattering 

 jackdaws. 



Altogether Wansford and its hospitable inhabitants 

 cannot fail to revive in the minds of "■ veterans ^^ many 

 old recollections, and will certainly beget a full deter- 

 mination to revisit the Haycock on some future 

 occasion. 



