THE GUN AT HOME AND ABROAD 
Pheasants Partridges Hares 
1908. Oct. 13 . Station Road . . 34 . 1,066 . 34 
Oct. 14 . Little Farms . . 15 . 353 . 4 
Oct. 15 . Burrough ... 10 . 602 . 1 
Guns ; H.R.H. Prince Arthur of Connaught on October 13 and 15, Lord 
Ilchester, Lord Chesterfield, Lord Falconer, Lord Willoughby De Eresby, 
Mr Wilfred Ashley and Lord Northbrook. 
WELBEGK ABBEY 
This well-known estate of the Duke of Portland furnishes a good 
instance of the success which has attended the judicious introduction of 
Hungarian partridges, combined with excellent management, as the 
following annual returns will show : 
1891. 
1892. 
1893. 
1894. 
1895. 
1896. 
1897. 
1898. 
1899. 
1900. 
1901. 
1902. 
1903. 
1904. 
1905. 
1906. 
Partridges killed during the season .... 961 
M „ 770 
U84 
>. .. » 768 
M i» i» 1,317 
„ » , 2,948 
Hungarians introduced at end of this season 2,351 
Partridges killed during the season .... 3,494 
,, „ „ 3,406 
tt t* »» 4,155 
,, ,, ,, 5,504 
„ „ „ 4,008 
.. .. 4,128 
,1 *, »i 4,160 
„ „ ., 4,380 
,, ,, ,, 6,183 
Since 1906 each season has been more unfavourable than the last, but 
there is a good stock left, and given a couple of good years, everything 
will be right again. 
The following is the best week at Welbeck — and a splendid one it was : 
Rabbits & 
Pheasants Partridges Hares Various 
1906. Oct. Glipstone I . 73 . 900 . 6 .7 
Blue Barn . . 239 . 1,467 . 11 . 12 
Glipstone II , 34 . 773 .1.3 
Guns : The Duke of Portland, Lord H. Bentinck, Col Hon. H. Legge, 
Lord Dudley, Hon. J. Ward, Mr G. Holford, Mr H. Lindsay and Capt H. 
Heathcoat Amory. 
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