As Huntsman — Leaves from his Hunting Diaries 



away with one to Healing Gorse and to ground. Drew Roxton 

 Wood ; several foxes on foot and ran ringing about till dark. 

 Bad day's sport. Must have an earth stopper. Duchess of 

 Hamilton, Lady Olive Montague, Lord Calthorpe, Sir G. 

 Wombwell, Lord Burghersh, Sir B. Cunard, Tom and Mrs. 

 Tom Fitzwilliam and Miss Hall were out. We sent word 

 the night before to the Riby keepers to stop the earth. I 

 was very disappointed with the day." 



11 Dec. 5th. (Dogs.) Horses out Maunsell Quebec ; 

 Waterford Murderer ; Victoria Birthday. Found in a turnip 

 field at Topham's Farm at Tows and ran very hard past 

 Wykham to Girsby and through the village pointing for 

 Hainton, turned short to the left and ran, leaving Girsby 

 Manor on the left, and through Wykham fish-pond over Tows 

 to Binbrook top covert, then through the covert straight to the 

 Scallows at Wold Newton pointing for Cadeby Hall, turned to 

 the right and ran through Wykham to Fotherby, turned to 

 the right again through Grimble Wood, sharp to the left for 

 Utterby across the railway between Ludborough station and 

 Louth, raced up to Ludborough village and pulled him down 

 in the clergyman's garden at Ludborough 3 hours and 15 

 minutes. A very good hunting run and no large check until 

 we came to Grimble wood. Wonder, Weathergage, Roman, 

 Bonny Lass, Harbinger, Acton, Ajax did a great deal of work. 

 Bought a three years that went splendidly all through the run. 

 Birthday carried Victoria splendidly." (Note by M. E. R. : 

 This beautiful thoroughbred bay gelding Birthday was a 

 present from my brother Maunsell to Lady Yarborough a year 

 or so before they married. A very fine jumper and an all- 

 round perfect lady's horse, he gave ,£400 for him, and at that 

 price considered him cheap. He carried his mistress many 

 seasons and never gave her a fall.) 



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