Tuesday, March 10th, 1896. 



Meet at Ashridge Farm. A very large field swollen by thrusters 

 from Aldershot, Crammer's boys, and others. A beautiful day. A 

 large concourse of onlookers in carriages, on " bikes," on foot. 

 Hounds laid on to the east of the road running from the Farm to 

 Ashridge Wood. A warm scent and away they stream. At the first 

 fence, a mild obstacle, Knox and a representative of the Indian Staff 

 Corp with two others are stopped; the two others get over eventually, 

 but Knox and his companion in trouble are not so fortunate, and are 

 unable to get up in time to share in Mr. Vere Alfrey's splendid 

 hospitality. Hounds, three fences further on, cross the road, and so 

 does the field, at least, all but one. He, after blocking the traffic 

 for a space and refusing a kindly offer of a whip applied extraneously, 

 rides up the road and rejoins at the check. Starveacre, jumping 

 like a stag, unships his rider, who, with much agility lands on his 

 feet, benefitting by Major Hodgin's instruction is on again. in a trice 

 and over the thither fence. Allenby and Burrows, riding wide of the 

 hounds, find an extra obstacle between them and the pack. What 

 matter ! Two such brilliant fencers negociated easily, but the riders 

 are nearly absolomed by the over-hanging branches of a tree. 

 About three fields from home Maude's horse blundered into a very 

 blind ditch, and the second whip met with a serious accident to his 

 horse, which overreached so badly as to completely sever the back 



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