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cared for, he may at some future time again 

 provide sport for Her Majesty's true and loyal 

 subjects.' " 



The noble Master was not content with pro- 

 moting sport by way of foxhunting alone. We 

 read in the local paper that " The Ashdown 

 Diversions " took place on Thursday, March 

 the loth, 1870. Present: the Earl of Craven, 

 The Dowager Countess of Craven, the Hon. 

 Osbert Craven, Lord and Lady Chelsea, Mr. 

 V. Van de Weyer, and Lady Emily Van de 

 Weyer, Mr. L. H. Palk, Hon. A. Stourton, 

 Mr. Gerald and Mrs. Dease, Capt. and Mrs. 

 Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. E. M.-Atkins, Mr. 

 Wroughton, Mr. Duffield, Mr. T. Duffield, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, Mr. and Mrs. Starky, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Campbell, The Misses 

 Eyston, &c., &c. 



A Handicap Sweepstakes was won by Mr. 

 E. Wroughton's b.g. "Twig," ridden by owner. 



A Handicap Hurdle Race was won by Mr. 

 Phillips' b.m. " Chilton Lass," ridden by Mr. 

 G. Drew, jun. 



A Give-and-Take Race for Galloways, won 

 by Mr. Tuckey's " The Widow " (E. Hopkins). 



A Pony Race, won by Mr. Vockin's " Polly," 

 ridden by Butters. 



A Scurry Race, Mr. Wroughton's "Twig." 



The opening meet, 1870, was at the kennels. 

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