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land for the month of September. They took a farmhouse called 

 Eeaveley, and hunted the country round about, had good sport and 

 a jolly time. They have been up nearly every year since. The 

 last time I saw them was in 1908, when they came over and had a 

 day or two at Hatterburn, near Yetholm, where I was then living. 

 They have improved in looks since my time, and I was greatly 

 pleased with their work. Barclay was Master. 



As regards the first visit of the series we are fortunate in having 

 Mr. Kenneth Walker's account in the form of a diary, which gives 

 a quite vivid account of a most delightfully " simple life " of sport 

 and hospitality, where rough shooting, fishing, cub-hunting, and such 

 lighter joys as picnics and tennis-parties fill up all the spare time. 

 It was originally intended for publication in Baihjs Magazine under 

 the title of a " Bedlamite in Barbaria." 



A Sporting Trip to Northumberland with the Trinity 

 Foot Beagles, September 1895 



Saturday, Aug. 31.— To-day we go to Northumberland. Amid a 

 scene of great excitement a horse-box containing 20 couple of hounds, 8 

 couple of puppies, K. Walker (Master and Huntsman), A. C. Lupton 

 (first Whip and Hon. Sec), left Bardsey Station at 7 a.m. 



Travelling in a horse-box is comfort combined with callousness as 

 to the troubles of travelling. All the luggage, feeding-troughs, etc., 

 goes in the luggage compartment of the horse-box ; with rugs and 

 papers it is as good as a first-class carriage. No one can come in, and 

 one is shunted from one train to another without the trouble of 

 changing. 



We breakfasted at York and lunched at " Canny Newcassel," and 

 arrived at Hedgeley station on the Alnwick and Cornhill branch at 

 2.30 P.M. 



Here we were met by George Carr-Ellison, who had been the 

 chief organizer of the trip (living close by). 



Bob, the kennelman, brought on the hounds, the luggage came in 

 a farm cart, and ourselves in a bus. 



After a drive of 3 miles we arrived at our destination, Reaveley 



