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quantities of birds coming by you at every variety of 
height, angle and pace, while the complete freedom 
from all consideration of your neighbours’ interests, 
and of disputed claims on dead birds, constitute a 
novel and very attractive element in the sport. 
This system is of course quite out of the reach of 
any one in this country, where land is of such great 
value, either to purchase or hire, and Baron de Hirsch 
makes no secret of the fact that it is a very costly 
proceeding even in Hungary. But as a record of 
what may be done with partridges, and what, so to 
speak, ideal shooting may be afforded where hospi- 
tality and enjoyment are more considered than 
expense, by unusually able management and organi- 
sation, it is undoubtedly worth studying ; and probably 
any good sportsmen who are fortunate enough to 
take part in it, ever ready, like all good men, to 
learn, may bring back some hints or details which 
may be of use to them on their own manors at 
home. 
Baron de Hirsch’s parties usually kill from 500 
to 1,000 brace of partridges each day, his highest 
record for one day’s shooting being 2,870, or 1,435 
brace of birds. 
As a curious supplement to our English records, 
we give below the totals for the Autumn of 1892 on 
