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25th. Atherstone Hounds at Willesley. Ro 

 rode the roan horse ; I rode a hireling of Crisp's at 

 Atherstone, a very good horse. Mrs. Colville bought 

 him for her son (now General Sir Henry Colville). 

 Sam Hayes very feeble. 



26th. Atherstone, Arley village. We rode two 

 white hirelings from Leamington, and had Kelly's 

 brown horse for second horse. Not much good. 

 Rode to kennels, and drove to Cliff. 



27th. Good Friday. 



28th. Brinklow. I rode Drackley's brown 

 horse, and Ro rode " The King," also Drackley's. 



29th. Wyken. A bitter cold day ; did not do 

 much and finished at Lindley. I rode Kelly's big 

 horse and Ro the roan. Drackley said he would 

 mount me next day with the Pytchley. Just as he 

 was galloping away I shouted, " Put the horse in the 

 train at Nuneaton ". 



Monday morning, 3ist. I took my own saddle, 

 for Drackley's tackle was not of the best, and when I 

 got to Nuneaton found no horse. I went on to 

 Rugby to Captain Beattie's, and met his son Charlie 

 at the door. I said, " Father in ? " He said, " He's 

 not up yet ; he's not very well ". I said, " I have got a 

 saddle but not a horse ; Drackley has disappointed 

 me". He went up to see his father and came back 

 saying, "It's all right ". He lent me a real nice horse. 

 It had been returned to him for swishing its fences, 

 but it was a clipping fencer. The Captain came out 

 later in the day. 



ist April, 1891. Atherstone Hounds, Twycross. 



