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Saturday, 9th March. — Meet at Ridlington ; 

 drove in a hireling waggonette. We saw the B lairs 

 at the meet, also Miss Margot Tennant, Miss 

 Sheffield, Launcelot Lowther, Allan and Peggy 

 Finch, Major Brocklehurst, etc. Muriel rode her 

 grey, father " The Swell ". Rosie and I pursued in 

 the hireling, and having a very rash and keen driver 

 we went remarkably well and saw a good deal. They 

 had a fast run to Normanton. 



Tuesday, 12th March. — Launde Abbey. Mr. 

 Baird sent a mare on for me, but Rosie was going 

 to Ashwell, so mounted me on her gallant quad " The 

 Emperor ". A tremendous (and amusing) crowd 

 out. Mr. Jack Follett, Mr. Hugo Haig, and 

 hundreds of others. A long ride home by myself, 

 which I enjoyed. Did not care much for the day as 

 a hunt. 



Friday, 15th March. — Father and Mr. Baird 

 hunted with the Ouorn at Hungerton. Drew Billes- 

 den Coplow blank. Found first fox at Lord Morton's 

 cover, and ran, but not for long. Found again at 

 Scraptoft, and had a good run, ending near Leicester ; 

 nineteen miles to ride home. Found and eventually 

 lost their fox. 



Saturday, i6th March. — Meet at Stapleford, 

 Mr. Hornby's place. Enormous meet. Mr. Baird 

 nobly mounted both father and me ; he on the 

 grey, me on " Polly," whom I liked very much. She 

 was very pleasant to ride and jumped nicely with a 

 lead. We found quite soon, and ran well but slowly 

 over some of the best country. Rosie on " The 



