Hunting: The “Run of the Season,” with the Taunton Vale: … (continues with a long review of recent outings – includes regret at the shortage of foxes because farmers shoot them) … Oh, shades of foxhunters of the good old days! Oh, ghosts of the jolly sporting farmers of poor Dick Christian’s time, appear and listen to what I can tell you! These coverts and lands at Burton Pincent are, for the most part, held by tenants of the Duchy of Cornwall. What do you say to the fact that these men have killed, within the last few weeks, six foxes, and are proud and happy to hand them up in their parlours; one gentleman even going the length of sending one into Taunton to be stuffed? What do you say to the fact that, to my own knowledge, five foxes were turned down in one locality at the beginning of the cub hunting season and within a fortnight three had been shot? … (continues) …
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