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Went on to Radbourne same afternoon. Next day 

 hunted with Chandy at Dovedale ; went by train to 

 Ashbourne. Rode about on the mountains ; a lovely 

 day, but never found a fox. Met Duncombe and lady. 

 Next day point-to-point races. Met Duchess of 

 Sutherland and Miss Chaplin. Charlie Garnet won 

 the principal race. 



Meynell Hounds, Bretby. Snowstorm all day. 

 Last day Charles Leedham hunted. 



25th. Went to Ernest Paget's at Sutton- 

 Bonington. I had not seen him since 1863, when 

 he was best man at Bill Clowe's wedding at Oakover. 

 He is now chairman of Midland Railway. Lady 

 Paget very kind and charming ; Miss Hylda Paget 

 a first-rate sportswoman. 



Next day Ouorn, at Bardon Hill. Paget lent us 

 his phaeton and a pair of horses, that pulled like 

 devils, to drive there ; about ten miles. Miss Paget 

 rode there. Lonsdale and party came in lots of 

 yellow carriages. He was hunting the hounds ; 

 Fred Earp, whipper-in, Tom Firr being still on the 

 sick list from a fall (concussion of the brain). 

 Colonel " Monny " Curzon came to Sutton-Boning- 

 ton. He used to sit on my knee when a little boy 

 at Gopsal. He is now 6 ft. 3 in. high and a capital 

 fellow. He succeeded to Mr. Herrick's property near 

 Loughborough. Arthur Coventry was also there. 



On Monday Quorn Hounds met at Barkby 

 Holt, and Mr. Cradock was presented with a silver 

 cup for his services as secretary to the hunt. Met 

 my old friend, Tailby, looking very fresh, and Tom 



