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little roadside inn, " Tlie Horse and Groom, by George 

 Feveryear/' a curious name : but what's in a name ? 

 and finding I could be accommodated, I halted there 

 on the principle that I might go further and fare 

 worse, and found no cause to regret it, as I had 

 comfort, civility, and good fare. Barley thorpe is the 

 hunting- seat of Lord Lonsdale, the master of the 

 Cottesmore, and is, without exception the most 

 complete establishment that it is possible to con- 

 ceive, and the most desirable locality for a hunting 

 man. Beyond the undulating grass land stands the 

 renowned cover Ranksborough Gorse; on the other 

 side is Burley-on-the Hill, the seat of Mr. George 

 Finch, the field master of the Cottesmore. This 

 beautiful residence is situate on an eminence overlook- 

 ing the cream of the grass-country and is visible for 

 many miles. Here I fall in with Mr. H. Harrison, 

 who occupies the stables of the Horse and Groom, and 

 who kindly ofiered to put me in the way of seeing all 

 the wonders of Barleythorpe. First, Mr. Allen, who 

 has the management of the carriage department, 

 shows me over his portion of the stud, and I note 

 some first-class high-stepping horses suitable for town 

 work — a pair of phaeton horses recently purchased for 

 the high price of 600 guineas. Then I see the coach- 

 houses, and admire the system by which all the 

 carriages and cushions are kept in order, hot- water 

 pipes being judiciously distributed throughout the 

 building. Next I am taken to the harness-room and 

 shown the state harness, which cost the large sum of 

 400 guineas, and the silver-mounted whip en sidle. 



The house, stables, and kennels are all newly built 

 of stone, and are beautifully arranged, and replete 



