258 REMINISCENCES OF 



The establishment consists of twenty-five couple of 

 hounds and three horses ; two days a week ; Colonel 

 Cowan, the master. 



Thursday, 19th February. — Wiverton, Notts. 

 Left Bywell in brilliant sunshine, and arrived at 

 Wiverton in a horrible cold thick fog. 



Friday, 20th. — Lord Harrington's hounds met at 

 Wiverton. Colonel Gardyne got " Mermillo," as 

 Ro would not let me go out. They did nothing 

 much. 



Saturday, 21st. — Belvoir met at Piper Hole and 

 had a clinking day. So foggy and beastly we did 

 not go. 



Monday, 23rd. — Quorn met at Willoughby. Very 

 hot day ; got baked going to covert. Rode " Fairy " ; 

 Ro, roan horse. Found in Ro-hoe, and hunted a fox 

 steadily over the ploughs for nearly an hour. Tom 

 Firr got the hounds well away through the crowd. 

 Drew Wynstay gorse blank and found in Owthorpe. 

 Ran about the hills, through Colston Basset (where 

 we left them), and finally got to ground. 



Tuesday, 24th. — Lord Harrington at Stragle- 

 thorpe. Drove there with " Mermillo " in the dog- 

 cart (J. A. T. and Ro). They drew . , . blank, 

 and got on a disturbed fox at Cotgrave gorse. 

 They ran away from us, so we came back to lunch. 

 The whip, Jack Brown, got his thumb bitten off 

 by the fox or terrier after they had run to 

 ground. 



25th. — Belvoir at Croxton Park. Kane Croft, 

 first whip. I rode " Fairy". 



