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Went on to Rad bourne same afternoon. Next day 

 hunted with Chandy at Dovedale ; went by train to 

 Ashbourne. Rode about on the mountains ; a lovely 

 day, but never found a fox. Met Duncombe and lady. 

 Next day point-to-point races. Met Duchess of 

 Sutherland and Miss Chaplin. Charlie Garnet won 

 the principal race. 



Meynell Hounds, Bretby. Snowstorm all day. 

 Last day Charles Leedham hunted. 



25th. — Went to Ernest Paget's at Sutton- 

 Bonington. I had not seen him since 1863, when 

 he was best man at Bill Clowe's wedding at Oakover. 

 He is now chairman of Midland Railway. Lady 

 Paget very kind and charming ; Miss Hylda Paget 

 a first-rate sportswoman. 



Next day Ouorn, at Bardon Hill. Paget lent us 

 his phaeton and a pair of horses, that pulled like 

 devils, to drive there ; about ten miles. Miss Paget 

 rode there. Lonsdale and party came in lots of 

 yellow carriages. He was hunting the hounds ; 

 Fred Earp, whipper-in, Tom Firr being still on the 

 sick list from a fall (concussion of the brain). 

 Colonel " Monny " Curzon came to Sutton- Boning- 

 ton. He used to sit on my knee when a little boy 

 at Gopsal. He is now 6 ft. 3 in. high and a capital 

 fellow. He succeeded to Mr. Herrick's property near 

 Loughborough. Arthur Coventry was also there. 



On Monday Quorn Hounds met at Barkby 

 Holt, and Mr. Cradock was presented with a silver 

 cup for his services as secretary to the hunt. Met 

 my old friend, Tailby, looking very fresh, and Tom 



