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favourite steed — with a flowing tail — and was 

 horrified to take it home with a respectable " bob " ! 

 There were 125 present on parade. 



The season of 1861 commenced on 23rd Sep- 

 tember. Torrents of rain and a gale of wind, so did 

 not go out. Lots of corn uncut. 



2nd November. — Blair Adam. Capital scent ; 

 ran a cracker by Neviston back into Blair Adam. 

 Turpin got a fall, sprained his ankle, and his horse 

 got away. Seven and a half couple went away 

 over the hill at Outh, only Dr. Dewar and myself 

 followed them. I got up to them at Bandrum and 

 stopped them at twenty minutes to four. The 

 doctor went home, and I started nine miles across 

 the moor to Blair Adam. I blew my horn, and 

 Mrs. Adam came out and told me that Turpin had 

 got the rest of the hounds and gone home. I got 

 home at a quarter to nine. 



2nd November. — Lady Charlotte Chetwynd was 

 killed by a fall from her horse. She went out for a 

 ride on a new horse with her daughter Georgina. 

 The horse was larger and had higher action than 

 she was used to. It started off in a trot and then 

 in a canter ; she appeared to lose her nerve, dropped 

 the reins, and gave a scream in which her daughter 

 joined. The horse broke into a gallop, and at 

 the first turn dashed into the hedge, where he 

 stuck. Lady Chetwynd fell back into the ditch 

 and injured her spine. She was removed to the 

 Hall at Grendon, and died the following morning 

 about six o'clock. She was sister to Lord Down- 



