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day with his hounds. He told Mr. Binns of Leeds 

 that I wanted to see Lord Fitzwilliam and his 

 hounds. Mr. Binns said, " I'll find a horse for you, 

 but there ain't to be no cheques it's a compliment ". 



Next morning I went by train to Leeds, having 

 dined and slept at Mr. Wickham's, Chestnut Grove. 

 Got Mr. Binns' horse and trotted off to Richmond to 

 meet the hounds. Kennet was hunting the hounds. 

 Binns' horse got a shoe off, so Kennet gave me his 

 second horse. They did not find till very late, and 

 did nothing. Admiral Morton, Lord Fitzwilliam's 

 brother-in-law, was in command, and was very kind 

 to me. He took me to see Lord Fitzwilliam, and I 

 dined there. I heard a good report of Kennet, so I 

 engaged him. Got into the night train and went home. 



Monday, 3rd April, 1882. Abernethy Station, 

 12 o'clock. "Squirrel," J. A. T. ; " Yarborough," 

 George; " Brigstock," Harry; " Paddy," Vincent. 

 Eighteen couple ; rather windy. Went straight to 

 Glenfarg ; found directly. I was up wind of them, 

 and they were top of Balmanno Hill before I got out 

 of the cover. Met "Abelard," " Gaylass " and two 

 others, "Pirate" and "Sailor," hunting a line back 

 towards Glenfarg ; tried to stop them, but could not. 

 Went down the hill and along the bottom and up 

 again at Glenearn. Never got up to them, but kept 

 on the line to Ardargie ; got intelligence there and 

 turned south, ran a ring and back through Glenearn 

 Wood, on to the round covers on the hill. Here 

 " Bob " got a view and so did " Abelard ". I never 

 got up to them till here. They said the fox was in 



