THE GUN AT HOME AND ABROAD 
Nov. 10, 1905. — His late Majesty King Edward, Prince Kinsky, the Duke of Alba, 
the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Rosebery, Viscount Falmouth, Lord Brooke, 
Lord Lovat, and the Hon. George Keppel. Weather: Fine. 
Nov. 6, 1906. — His late Majesty King Edward, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 
H.R.H. Prince Philip of Coburg, H.S.H. Prince TrautmansdorlF, H.S.H. Prince 
Lowenstein, the Earl of Granard, Viscount Coke, the Hon. George Keppel, and the 
Hon. H. Stonor. Weather: Fine. 
Dec. 5, 1906. — His late Majesty King Edward, H.M. the King of Norway, H.R.H. the 
Prince of Wales, the Earl of Gosford, Earl de Grey, Monsieur S. Poklewski, 
the Rt. Hon. H. Chaplin, Mr A. Sassoon, and the Hon. J. Ward. Weather: Fine. 
HOLKHAM 
The writer was one of the fortunate members of the party who at Holk- 
ham in November, 1905, enjoyed the best week’s partridge driving on 
record. The late Lord Leicester was then alive, and although a great 
invalid, his indomitable sporting spirit overcame all difficulties. He 
came out every day in a victoria, to superintend the operations, and no 
man more thoroughly enjoyed the sport. The beats were large, the 
drives long, at that time of year there was very little covert, and, as a 
matter of fact, nearly every drive consisted of a big stretch of barley 
stubble, young grass, fresh sown wheat, and bare fallow, with an 
occasional piece of roots. 
On the “ big day,” there was a light breeze, hard frost, and very bright 
sun, which was dead in our eyes for several of the drives. 
On the third day at Wighton, some very big lots broke out, just over 
the boundary hedge of the beat for that particular day and were not 
brought in. If they had been, in all probability the bag that day would 
have been as good as the first. 
Beat Pheasants Partridges Hares Rabbits Various Total 
Nov. 7, 1905 Warham .... 10 . 1,671 . 26 . 2 . 34 . 1,713 
Nov. 8 . . Quarles and Egmore 30 . 1,030 . 40 . 3 . - . 1,103 
Nov. 9 . . Wighton .... 8 . 1,294 . 21 . 1 . - • 1,324 
Nov. 10 . . Branthill and Crabb. 29 . 754 . 36 . 2 . - . 821 
Guns : Lord Coke, Col the Hon. W. Coke, Prince F. Dhuleep Singh, 
Hon. C. Willoughby, Col Custance, C.B., Mr W. Forbes, Mr W. Barry, 
and Major Acland Hood. 
There were twenty drives — all long ones — ^which shows how well and 
quickly the beaters (of whom there were two lots), must have got round. 
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