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Paddy Carr and Kenyon, and ran pretty hard ; got 

 wide of them and went home then. 



ist February. Dined with Sir Thomas and Lady 

 Boughey near Nantwich. 



2nd. Burley Dam, South Cheshire. Had a nice 

 run ; got very hot, and lost a shoe ; very cold wind. 



3rd. Seedy, and stayed at home. Snow began 

 and lasted till 1 3th, when we left Nantwich and went 

 to Coton. There was a little snow at Althorpe 

 Park station, where we arrived at three o'clock ; the 

 horses did not arrive till 5.30. Heavy fall of snow in 

 the night and next day drifts four feet deep. 



1 6th. Rode to Althorpe station with Ro. 

 Kimberley relieved. 



1 7th. John Cooper and Buckmaster came to 

 see me, and Cecil Legard. 



1 9th. Isobel and I started to ride to Brampton to 

 see Harry Sanders. Torrents of rain ; sat in the 

 coach-house at Miss Langham's ; borrowed a horse 

 rug and galloped home. 



2Oth. Ro went to Hillmorton and met us at 

 Catthorpe. On Wednesday, 2ist, snow almost 

 gone ; floods out. Pytchley Hounds at Catthorpe ; 

 drove dog-cart ; got there late. Hounds had found 

 and ran to Cave Inn. Like fools we galloped on to 

 Coton, and all round it ; meantime hounds had gone 

 back. Isobel's saddle was wrong, so had to stop at 

 Mr. James's farm ; followed them to North Kilworth, 

 but never got up to them. My horse seedy going home. 



23rd. Naseby. Rode on and got there with the 

 hounds. Saw Oldacre on foot at the meet. Fen- 



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