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many first-class horses were going steadily to cover 

 Lady Evelyn Eiddell driving a pair of steppers^ and 

 sundry other ladies in carriages were wending their 

 way to the meet. 



Brownsover is a charming place^ situate in the 

 midst of a splendid hunting country, with beautiful 

 grounds^ having plenty of wood and water. 



At the cross roads George Castleman, the hunts- 

 man of the Atherstone^ was in waiting with a fine 

 pack of houndsj handsome and powerful, even in size 

 and colour^ and in excellant condition. Of Castleman 

 and his first whip^ Sam Hayes, I was told that there were 

 no two better servants in the kingdom ; and as my 

 informant was a man who has had a vast experience, 

 it sounds well for those hunting with these hounds. 

 A very large field was assembled, amongst whom I 

 noticed Lord Fielding, from Newnham Paddox; 

 Messrs. Rennie, of Leamington ; C. J. Graves, of 

 Newboid; E. W. St. John, of Bitteswell; T. H. 

 Watton, of Lutterworth ; R. Pennington, of Rugby ; 

 W. N. Heysham; T. F. Hazlehurst, of Misterton ; 

 J. W. Morrice, of Catthorpe ; C. Marriott, of Cotes- 

 batch ; Major Pearson, of Walcote ; Count and 

 Countess Stockau ; Major Tempest ; Messrs. Wyatt 

 Edgell ; R. Gillespie, of Stainton ; H. Pole Shawe, of 

 Weddington Hall, acting as Master in Mr. Oakeley^s 

 absence, who, I was pleased to hear, is progressing 

 in a very satisfactory way towards recovery from his 

 severe accident — a broken leg — which occurred a week 

 or two back ; Mr. Sheil ; Captain Hunter ; Mr. 

 Allesley Boughton-Leigh ; Captain F. Osborne ; 

 Admiral Jones, who, in spite of his age, goes a 

 clinker to hounds; Mr. I. Nevill Fitt, and John 



