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between Kingston and Epsom. It was remarkable that at 

 this Hunting the Huntsman mistook an Ass for the Hind * 

 in the Chase, and led on the Dogs, who followed that Scent for 

 about Ten Minutes, to the great Diversion of the Company, 

 when it was discovered." 



Wednesday, October 3, Feltham.— The King, Queen, Prince 

 of Wales, Duke of Cumberland and some of the Princesses, 

 " attended by the Great Officers and others of the Court, came 

 to Feltham-Field, where a Hind was turn'd out of a Waggon, 

 and after running about an Hour and a Half swam across the 

 Thames between Sun bury and Hampton ; the King and the 

 Duke on Horseback, the Queen and the Princess Royal in a 

 Chaise, ferry 'd over at Hampton Town, with great numbers 

 of others, and many swam their Horses thro' ; the Hind turn'd 

 back over the River between Weybridge and Shepperton, and 

 between One and Two was killed in Chertsey Meads." 



Saturday, October 6, The Rubbing House, Epsom. — Hind 

 turned out in the presence of their Majesties and the rest of 

 the Royal Family, " which led them a Chace of about 50 Miles, 

 and was kill'd about Four o'Clock in the Afternoon, near God- 

 stow, between Rygate and East Grinstead in Sussex. The 

 Lady Arabella Finch was thrown from her Horse, and lay for 

 some Time before she could get Help. The Royal Family 

 dined with Lord Baltimore, at his House near Epsom, and 

 returned about six to the Royal Palace at Hampton Court," 



Wednesday, October 17, Sunbury Common. — Their Majesties, 

 the Duke of Cumberland, and the three eldest Princesses 

 present, accompanied by the usual suite, hunted a hind, which 

 swam across the Thames towards Waltham, and then headed 

 for Esher, when, after a chase of two hours, she was killed near 

 Upper Moseley. 



Saturday, October 20, Hounslow. — Their Majesties, the Prince 

 of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family, attended by several 

 persons of quality, went from Hampton Court to Hounslow 

 Heath, " where a Hind was turned out near the Starting-Post 

 and hunted, which gave very good diversion for about four 



* A somewhat similar instance is reported in the Field of September 3, 1887. 



