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giving her something, purchased all the oranges and 

 biscuits in the shop, which to my knowledge were very 

 acceptable, for the sun was as hot as in July. We drew 

 Stoke Goldington Park blank. Found in Salcey Forest, 

 had seven minutes as hard as hounds could run, to 

 ground in an old tree. A good day for the time of 

 year. Mixed pack, ig^ couples. I rode the Leamington 

 mare and Comrade. 



"April 12th. — Castle Ashby Lodges. Found in 

 covert, Easton Wood ; ran to Upper Wood, away to 

 Easton Horn Wood to Easton Maudit, through Horn 

 Wood, back to Easton Wood, to the Chase, crossed the 

 Deer Park to Denton side to Brayfield Furze ; left it to 

 the left, down to Brayfield-on-the-Green, short back to 

 the right of Denton Village, through Collier's Earn to 

 Cowper's Oak side, and killed a fine old dog-fox. We 

 ran about two hours. Found in Salcey Forest, ran to 

 Preston Deanery, past Piddington up to Brayfield Furze, 

 through the Chase for Weston Underwood, away up to 

 Cowper's Oak side of the Chase. Stopped the hounds 

 late in the evening. It was a good hound day, and, 

 considering the hard ground everywhere, as dry as 

 chips, the hounds pleased me very much. A large Field 

 out, including several M.F.H.'s ; some of them brought 

 their huntsmen and whippers-in. I rode the Leaming- 

 ton Mare and Sunshine." 



Lord Penrhyn . . Master. 



Frank Beers . . Huntsman. 



Tom Smith . . First Whipper-in. 



Tom Bishopp . . Second Whipper-in. 



At the end of the Season, 1889-90, Frank 



