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and-shape ? Mark this perfect symmetry of form, 

 bigger, stronger, and tougher than it looks. Do 

 you understand kennel management and condition ? 

 Ask Gillard why his hounds are never known to 

 tire, and get from him what hints you can. 



Lastly, do you want to gallop and jump, defeat 

 your dearest friends, and get to the end of your 

 best horse ? That is but a moderate scenting 

 day on which the Belvoir will not afford oppor- 

 tunity to do both. If you can live with them 

 while they run, and see them race into their fox 

 at the finish, I congratulate you on having science, 

 nerve, all the qualities of horsemanship, a good 

 hunter, and, above all, a good groom. 



These remarks as to pace, stoutness, and 

 sporting qualities, apply also to the Ouorn, the 

 Cottesmore, and the Pytchley. This last, in- 

 deed, with its extensive range of woodlands in 

 Rockingham Forest, possesses the finest hunting 

 country in England, spacious enough to stand 

 six days a week in the mildest of winters all 

 the season through. Under the rule of Lord 

 Spencer, who has brought to bear on his favourite 

 amusement the talent, energy, and administrative 

 powers that, while they remained in office, were 

 so serviceable to his party, the Pytchley seems to 

 have recovered its ancient renown, and the sport 

 provided for the white collars during the last 

 year or two has been much above the average. 



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