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He was laid up for a month in George Pagan's house, 

 who kindly had put us up for the drill week. I slept on 

 the floor in his room. H e got better and we went home. 

 On 1 2th August I engaged a trained nurse (a man) to 

 attend on him, and afterwards Robert Rowatt, who 

 had been footman to Colonel Gardyne at Finavon. 



Colonel Babington was Master of the Fife 

 Hounds for the second time ; Jack Shepherd, 

 huntsman ; and Will Kilgour and Harry Goodall, 

 whips. At the beginning of the season 1871, on 8th 

 September, I went to Atherstone, and stayed with 

 Bob Harper, and commenced cub-hunting. I had 

 to give up about the end of September, and to 

 winter at Torquay on account of my boy's health, 

 and sent the horses to Tattersall's on i2th October. 

 Had a capital sale, ten of them fetching ,2,305. 



" Messrs. Tattersall will sell by auction, near 

 Albert Gate, Hyde Park, London, on Monday, i6th 

 October, the following well-known horses, the 

 property of John Anstruther Thomson, Esq. 

 (Master of Atherstone Hounds), who is unable to 

 hunt the hounds this season : 



Johnny Brady . . . 200 Marmion .... 150 



Balzatrix .... 200 Mermaid \ Very clever, fast, f 62 



Bridegroom . . . 360 Lioness / and good fencers. 150 



Crown Prince . . . 370 Little Wonder, has carried 



Iris ..... 380 a young lady with hounds. 85 



Ranger .... 190 Waverley (black), would make 



The Wren . . . 175 a charger. 



Zero .... 120 Tichbourne, up to great 



Roderick Dhu . . . 160 weight. 



These horses have all been ridden by himself, are in 

 first-rate condition, and fit to go. 



