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the previous day, through the excellence of the arrangements 

 made to prevent its ill-effects, and the duties of special 

 constables, of which honourable corps he had been made a 

 member, i^oino- on dutv at Grav's Inn. 



At the end of the entry of the days sport with staghounds 

 at High Easter Bury on April 17th, the following notes 

 occur) : — 



"This closes a very unlucky season, both as regards myself 

 and my stud, especially annoying from the openness and 

 moisture of the weather from first to last. My knee continues 

 very weak, and I must really give it a chance now that hunting 

 is over, by abstinence from exertion in riding or walking, 

 continuing Colvin's remedies of the douche bath with white of 

 ^^g'g bandage, and Hugh Davis' edition of iodine application at 

 night. My stud rather bothers me too, without having much 

 time to give to its consideration ; something is wrong, and a 

 considerable drawback exists in regard to each horse. 

 " Carlow " will require firing- again in the off fore-leg, and his 

 wind has been so much worse this season that I can scarcely 

 expect him to be of much further service for the future than as 

 a covert hack. But I must never part with him to allow the 

 fine old fellow to get into bad hands, and he is far too good to 

 dispense with as long as he will last in any shape. " Cognac's " 

 lameness seems to be cured, for he is as sound as he was when 

 the season began ; but his temper and mouth are far from being 

 impro\'ed, and I have had much more trouble with him this 

 season than last, which has disappointed my expectations. 

 Much of this, however. I attribute to my indisposition following 

 my accident,* both of which have considerably impaired my 

 strength. Next season I hope to be more fortunate with him, 

 and give him more amusement, and the prospect of the stag- 

 hounds (Parker's) being continued offers an additional induce- 

 ment to keep him in hope of improvement. This now com- 

 pletes two seasons with him, which is much longer than as far as 

 I can hear, he has ever been kept as a hunter by any previous 

 owner ; for though only eight years old this spring, it is curious 

 to hear the number of hands he has passed through. I think 

 of handling him a little during the summer to prevent his 

 getting so wild, and have yet to try him with hounds in the 

 Chifney bit, made after my own device, in which he has only 

 once been ridden by Beckington, who reported it as a failure. 

 " Champagne " fairly puzzles me, but not for the first time, for 



* Hurt by a fall from " Cognac." 



