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met at Erskine, Lord Blantyre's place. Power lent 

 me his grey mare to hunt, and Hope Grant lent me 

 a thoroughbred horse to ride to covert, and gave me 

 a silver pocket flask. 



Lord Kelburn was very keen and full of zeal, 

 but he was too irascible for a huntsman, and his 

 language was by no means parliamentary. His field 

 were so frightened at him that if he turned back 

 going along the road, they would all jump out of it 

 to get out of his way. Mr. Whyte- Melville was out 

 hunting with him, and followed him down the ride 

 in a large wood ; presently Kelburn trotted on to 

 where his second whip was standing, and gave the 

 lad a good double thonging with his whip. Melville 

 quietly turned round and rode out of the wood. 



In 1838 Willie Campbell of the Bays was the 

 best gentleman-rider in Scotland. 



In the spring of 1838 I rode to Bogside Races. 

 Johnstone lent me a restive black horse. I sent 

 " John " on half-way, and rode him on to the course. 

 Jim Fairlie had a great raw-boned horse called 

 " Splendour," and Sir David Baird a bay horse called 

 " Wings". Lord Macdonald also rode in the races. 

 Bob Richardson (General Richardson Robertson) 

 rode " Zohrab," a horse of Jim Fairlie's, and Tommy 

 Dallas a grey horse called " Pyramid ". 



On the 3ist May, 1838, we marched up to 

 Nottingham, and headquarters went to Leeds. I 

 think Fullarton was in command of the squadron, 

 and Andrew Spottiswoode and I were subs. 



When we crossed the bridge on the border the 



