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Thursday, 29th. Warwickshire. Hounds at 

 Long Itchington. George Fenwick drove us there. 

 He lent me his pony, a beauty, and John Darby 

 mounted Isobel on Mrs. Fenwick's old grey horse. 

 Hounds looked very well, and Jack Brown, a useful 

 huntsman, with a good strong voice. Found in 

 Itchington Holt ; most infernal rides ; ran a little bit 

 and lost ; little scent ; drew again blank. Hounds 

 then drew strips about Birdingbury, and then went 

 on to Ufton Wood. George would not go on and 

 we found Miss Victoria Davidson standing at the 

 gate, so went in to luncheon, and stayed there all the 

 afternoon. Cold enough driving home. Fenwick's 

 house very comfortable ; Kitty and Dolly both 

 there. 



2nd March. Pytchley, Long Buckby. George 

 drove us and Mrs. Fenwick on ; the girls went with 

 John Darby. Met Mr. Jeyes, formerly of Brixworth, 

 Clarke, Simpson, Gees, etc., other old friends. 

 Found in Vanderplank ; very little scent. Ran up 

 to West Haddon and killed in the garden next 

 house to Owen Wallis'. Found again and ran to 

 Ashby St. Ledgers, where they killed a fresh fox. 

 Met Jack Stracey. They found again in cover, 

 near East Haddon. A fat miller was running about 

 looking for a runaway waggon. We met a sports- 

 man driving it back and another leading his horse. 

 Guilsborough Church. Albert Pell and his niece 

 came to lunch. 



5th. The Pytchley, Chapel Brampton. Rode 

 on to Harry Sanders and saw Mrs. Sanders, then 



