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use of anything you require out of the garden ". We 

 invited Zaida and Rosamond Anstruther to stay with 

 us. Pat Carnegy was very bad with a carbuncle on 

 the back of his neck ; but, as usual, would not shirk 

 his duty, and did everything as usual. 



2nd August. — My nephew, Arthur Gore, and I 

 went to Perth and bought "Collier" for /^20. A 

 wonderful bargain. John Gilmour gave a great 

 party and ball at Montrave. He employed Mr. 

 Lowney to put up a magnificent ball-room, and he 

 had a lot of bachelors under canvas, under command 

 of Will Erskine. 



7th January 1898. — Scots Greys' Ball in Edin- 

 burgh. 



February 9th.— Arrived at Lichfield with our 

 horses, to stay at White Hall with the Yeatherds. 



loth. — Rode up to barracks with Mrs. Yeatherd. 

 The " King's Own " quartered there, 



nth. — South Stafford Hounds. Rode to the 

 meet with Major and Mrs. Yeatherd. Frank 

 Foster, field-master, very keen chap, on a mare with 

 very thick legs. Huntsman, a long useful chap. 

 Went home as soon as they found, for we wanted 

 to go to Atherstone next day. Got into train to 

 Polesworth station with Edward Burke ; met Kelly 

 and Mrs. Harry Townshead, John Aiken, etc. 

 Hounds looked well ; Kinch seemed a handy man. 

 Bob Cotes worth, first whip ; he had just got hunts- 

 man's place. Vale of White Horse, Lord Bathurst's. 

 Sunday. — Lichfield Cathedral. Went to lunch 

 at Frank Foster's. Kennels; useful and workmanlike. 



