312 HISTORY OF THE ROYAL BUCKHOUNDS AND ASCOT RACES. 



Saturday, September 11, Richmond. — Her Majesty, the Duke 

 of Cumberland, the Princesses Amelia and Caroline, were joined 

 at the meet by the Prince and Princess of Wales, where a stag 

 was uncarted, and " after a pleasant chase of two hours and a 

 half was killed near the Pond." 



Saturday, September 18, Richmond. — "On Saturday morning, 

 about six o'clock [a.m.]. Her Majesty, accompanied by their 

 Royal Highnesses the Duke, and the Princesses Amelia and 

 Caroline, went from Kensington to take the Diversion of 

 hunting at Richmond New Park ; where the Prince and 

 Princess of Wales repaired from Kew ; and after a Chace of 

 about three Hours, the Stag was killed near the Waterside. 

 Her Majesty dined there, and in the Afternoon walked about 

 the Garden, and stay'd about half an hour at Merlin's Cave, 

 to consider the properest Place where to put the twelve 

 Bustos of the Queens of England, etc., and returned to 

 Kensington about ten o'Clock at Night, escorted by a squadron 

 of the Horse Guards." * 



Saturday, September 25, Richmond. — Present, the Queen, 

 Duke of Cumberland, and the Princesses Amelia and Caroline, 

 when they hunted a stag. No details of the run. 



Wednesday, October G, Sunbury Common. — The Queen and 

 the Royal Family (as previously mentioned) hunted a hind, 

 " which was kill'd after a Chase of about Three Quarters of an 

 Hour." 



Saturday, October 9, Richmond. — '* The heavy Rains that fell 

 on Saturday last, prevented the Royal Family's Hunting in 

 the New Park." 



Wednesday, October 13, Hounslow. — The Duke of Cumber- 

 land, the Princesses Amelia and Caroline, and a very large 

 field hunted a hind, which was turned out about 10 A.M. at 

 Feltham, on Hounslow Heath. She ran by Hanworth to 

 Sunbury, where she crossed the Thames, and made to Walton 

 Common, then passed through Esher, and, after crossing the 



* It was announced that a hind was to be turned oiit on Hounslow Heath 

 on the date of this fixture, " when the annual Contribution will be gather'd for 

 the Huntsmen " ; but we can find no further reference to it. 



