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CHAPTER XXXIV. 



LORD WATERPARK's DIARY — GREAT RUN FROM BARTON 



BLOUNT RUN FROM SUDBURY TO BARTON LODGE — GOOD 



DAY FROM FOREMARK — WETTEST DAY OF THE SEASON 

 — GOOD GALLOP FROM MARSTON-ON-DOVE TO RADBURNE 



FAST GALLOP FROM REPTON SHRUBS — UTTOXETER 



STEEPLECHASES. 



1876-1877. 



The subscription for this year was £3523 6s. 9d. ; com- 

 pensations came to £228 7s. 6d. The principal new- 

 comer was Mr. J. Piatt, who succeeded Lord Churston at 

 Brook House, Marchington. He still occupies this house, 

 though he is only there for a very few weeks in the 

 summer, spending most of his time in Scotland. He 

 gave up hunting some years ago. This was probably the 

 most open season on record, hounds being stopped only 

 five times by frost. 



At the end of this season R. Summers left, to go to 

 Mr. Tailby. He was a very hard-riding man here, and 

 rather severe on his horses. He staked one once, and 

 Lord Waterpark made him lead the animal home there 

 and then. But when he carried the horn in Leicestershire 

 they complained that he did not go well enough for 

 them. 



A good many foxes were turned down in divers 

 countries this year, and some in the Derbyshire part of 

 the South Notts Country on the other side of the Derwent 

 opposite Allestree. 



