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some time, we decided to go home. Just then Lance Allgood, the 

 Master of the Harriers, came up to talk to us, and he put up a 

 leveret, which hounds killed after 15 minutes near the shepherd's hut. 

 Blooded the puppies well. Johnny and George Carr, L. AUgood, 

 and two strangers came hack to lunch. Heat very oppressive, so after 

 lunch I retired to bed with a touch of sunstroke. Mrs. Feu wick 

 advises whisky " het." In the evening I fished and caught 3 small 

 trout. Breamish trout seem to run about 10 to the pound. Cold beef 

 and beer for dinner. Whisky not yet come from Alnwick. 



Tuesday, Sept. 3. — Up at 8 a.m. 



Went with the rest to shoot rabbits on Eeaveley Glidders, a rocky 

 hill the Carrs have given us shooting over. 



Bag 12 rabbits, some of which we had for lunch at 2.30. Eished 

 in afternoon. To bed at 9 p.m. 



Wednesday, Sept. 4. — Up at 5.30. 



Met at 7 A.M. at Greenshaw Hill, 3 miles up the valley. 

 Eound in a turnip field. Ean a ring and lost hare. Tried back and 

 hounds hit her off again, and ran into her near the farm. Eound a 

 three-legged hare and killed her. 



Mrs. Allgood, L. Allgood, G. and J. Carr-EUison were out. 

 Eished in the afternoon. 



To dinner with Carr-Ellisons 4 miles off. In our oldest clothes 

 for eel-spearing, but no eels were speared as none were seen. It 

 turned out a bad night. 



Thursday, Sept. 5.— Up at 8.30. 



All went rabbit shooting. MuUins and Dunn, Carr-Ellison's 

 keepers, helping. Johnnie joined us about 11.30. Bag 20 rabbits. 

 Back to lunch at 5 p.m. 



Border whisky from Alnwick has arrived. Eished in the even- 

 ing. Normy Lupton arrived. J. and G. Carr to supper. 



Friday, Sept. 6. — Met here at 9 a.m. 



This was a " skirt " meet. As meeting so late the sun dries up the 

 hills, and there is no scent. Ladies cannot get up for the early 

 meets, some of them at least. There was a large field out, two Miss 

 Carrs, J. and G. Carr, two Miss Cresswells, three Miss Brownes, Col. 

 Ilderton, C. Carr, Col, Mrs., and Miss Buckle, etc. 



