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secured the highest record in the British Islands. 
The years intervening between 1887 and 1891 were bad 
breeding seasons everywhere, from which nothing can 
be gathered, as no effort was made to make big bags. 
But first it will be worth notice to recapitulate the 
Holkham week of 1885, which up to the Jubilee year 
held the record : 
Hoikuam, 1885 
Date Beat Partridges | Guns 
Dec. 8 Branthill . . . 856 8 
» 9 Savory's Warham 3 885 8 
3, 10 Nelsons and Blomfields 678 8 
9 ET Branthill and Crabb . 973 10 
Total 5 3,392 
Here is the account of the week at The Grange in 
1887, which constitutes the ‘record’: 
THE GRANGE, 1887 
Date Beat Partridges | Guns 
“Oct. 18 New House : . 1,344 
» 19 Itchen Down. . 1,093 
3» 20 Totford . = : 732 7 
9 21 Swarraton . ‘ . 940 
Total . 4,109 
In a description of this week, sent me by Lord 
Walsingham at the time he says, ‘No red-legs, all 
