1878] THE COMING OF AGE OF LORD BAGOT. 11 



Charles and Mrs. Bagot, tlie Hon. A. W. Bagot, Miss 

 Alice Bagot, Mr. R. Bagot, Mr. A. Bagot, the Dowager 

 Countess of Aylesforcl, the Countess of Dartmouth, the 

 Marchioness of Waterford, the Hon. Georgiana Legge, Mrs. 

 and Miss Bromley-Davenport, the Hon. C. Finch, the Hon. 

 L. A. Ellis, the Hon. E. W. Coke, Col. R. Buller, Lieut.- 

 Col. Thorney croft, Mrs. Thorney croft, and Miss Thorn ey- 

 croft, the Rev. E. Lane, Mr. M. A. Bass, M.P., and Mrs. 

 Bass, Mr. and Mrs. Piatt, Mr. H. Bass, Miss Boothby, ]\Ir. 

 Mountford Blurton, Mr. John and Mrs. Blurton, Mr. H. 

 Tomlinson, Mr. Gardner, Miss Gardner, Mr. J. Gardner, 

 Miss Wrigley, Mr. and Mrs. Pickering, Dr. Monckton, Mrs. 

 Monckton, Mrs. W. Monckton, Mr. E. W. and the Misses 

 Turnor, Miss Deggett, Mr. A. A. Flint, and the Misses 

 Flint, Mr. Keats, Mr. and Miss Bunting, Mr. R. Walker, 

 Mr. and Mrs. J. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Hyde, Mr. and the 

 Misses Green-Smith, Mr. W. and ]\Ir. G. Burnell, Mr. and 

 the Misses Gilbert, Mr. Trevor Holland, Mr. T. Charles and 

 party, Mr. Stanley and party, Mr. Cope, Mr. Nicholls 

 and party, Mr. Kendall, Mr. and Mrs, Jones, and Mr. W. 

 Lloyd (Ruthin), representing the Welsh tenantry, etc. The 

 Yeomanry Band was in attendance, and played a choice 

 selection of music, and dancing was kept up with great 

 spirit until about five o'clock the following morning. 



Of the day's sport on Saturday at Blithfield, there is not 

 much to relate except that it was very bad. 



From Lord Waterpark's diary : — 



Monday, January 2Ut, Eanhury. — Hunted a fox for two hours round and 

 round between Hanbury, Castle Hayes, and Faiild, and killed him. 



Tuesday, JDoveridge. — Found in Eaton Wood. No scent. Could do nothing. 

 The same with a fox from the Thorn Coppice. Found in Sudbury Coppice, ran 

 by Vernon's Oak, and Cubley Lodge down to Boylestone, and on to Sapperton, 

 and lost. 



Thursday, Stenson ZocA;.— Found in Arleston Gorse, ran to ground in a few 

 fields. Found again, but the fox went up the line, and, as trains were continually 

 passing, we did not follow him. Stenson Fields, Spilsbury's Coverts, and 

 Egginton Gorse blank. Found at Hilton, ran to ground in Clamp's Pit. Got on 

 another fox that was on foot, hunted him through the Foston Coverts, and to 

 ground in the same pit. 



Saturday, Chartley. — Snow. 



