The King King Hunting Diaries

March 2nd.  The Queen’s at Ascot.  The deer uncarted down wind twisted about to such an extent that everyone lost hounds including myself.  I gave it up, but starting from Gravel Hill they pointed for Broadmoor then turned by Wishmoor X for Bagshot, thence by Sunninghill, Sunningdale & so on, the latter pack by themselves & close to their deer!  Wind East.

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March 6th.  The Queen’s at Holtspur Heath.  Uncarted in the usual place but the master allowed the mob to drive the deer down wind.  Ran fairly over a beastly up and down country, leaving [Landwater] to the left towards Wykeham.  The deer waited in a big wood, then turned short back & up wind over the hills towards Penn.  Feeling bad and being behind as well, I gave up, & only then caught the 4-15.

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March 31st.  After a time in bed with bronchitis and nearly losing the number of my ----, Mr Garth at Wentworth.  Plenty of foxes, not over much scent, & as long as I stayed, the usual appearance of the huntsman ardently wishing to lose his fox, & cure his hounds of the silly habit of having their noses.  Only made half a day.

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