260 REMINISCENCES OF 



Came home very lame. Launcelot Rolleston, 

 master and huntsman ; a nice workmanlike con- 

 cern. 



nth. Put "Fairy" in the train and sent him 

 home to Charleton. 



1 2th. Jar vis' Hounds at Aysthorpe. Rode 

 " Cocoanut ". Found on the banks of a river and 

 ran into Skillingthorpe plantations. 



1 3th. Ro went to Wiverton with Donaldson and 

 the roan horse, which jumped capitally. I went to 

 the Bell Hotel at Leicester, and on the i4th bought 

 "The Rake". Had lunch with Edward Baldock 

 and his wife. Put "The Rake" into the train to 

 Harby and went to Wiverton. 



1 6th March. Quorn at " Ab Kettleby". Rode 

 " Mermillo ". Got gruel at Broughton. 



1 8th. Croxton Park, the Belvoir. Rode chest- 

 nut horse of Gale's ; Ro " The Rake ". Went to 

 London afterwards to Charlie Babington's, Gloucester 

 Place. Bill and Clayre arrived from Australia. 



19th. Had lunch with Bill and went to the 

 stores. 



2oth. Went with Charlie B. to Alfrey's brewery. 

 Had three bottles of porter for lunch, and saw the 

 horses. He has the management of them ; it is very 

 well done (about 100). 



2 1 st. Went down to Essex Union at Billericay. 

 Courage gave me a mount. Went to Carnegy's at 

 Gatwick, and back to London on 22nd. On 24th 

 went down to Oakeley's at Cliff. Sent Donaldson 

 and horses to the inn at Twycross. 



