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    1. [ENG-WESTMORLAND] 1889 Cumbrian Diary - March
    2. Petra Mitchinson
    3. MARCH 1889 Friday, 1 [60 - 305] ˜ dined with Chas and had a stall at Gaiety Saturday, 2 [61 - 304] Tried on clothes. dined with Johnny and went to Pavillion Sunday, 3 [62 - 303] Quinquagesima started by 8.20 for Mentone had good crossing Monday, 4 [63 - 302] slept in a "waggon lit" arrived very late about 7. Tuesday, 5 [64 - 301] grand day. walked out in afternoon. Wednesday, 6 [65 - 300] fine sun went to Monte. won 75 fr.s Thursday, 7 [66 - 299] went to Monte lost Friday, 8 [67 - 298] Monte. Pigeon shooting. lost 80 frs. Saturday, 9 [68 - 297] ‚ Monte. went afternoon train lost 45 frs Sunday, 10 [69 - 296] Quadragesima walked to Cap St Martin saw "la chasse" Monday, 11 [70 - 295] Monte. shot pidgeons Ex.s 60 fr.s Killed 5 - 7 in 2 sweeps won 180 frs. Tuesday, 12 [71 - 294] Monte. went afternoon train lost. Wednesday, 13 [72 - 293] grand day. exs 30 fr.s Monte shot pidgeons Killed 2 - 3 - in 1 sweep lost. Thursday, 14 [73 - 292] Monte fine won 80 fr.s Friday, 15 [74 - 291] Monte dull won 90 fr.s settled to go home to hunt Saturday, 16 [75 - 290] started off 11.25 in a waggon-lit Sunday, 17 [76 - 289]  Second in Lent good crossing arrived 7.30 Victoria Monday, 18 [77 - 288] left Town 10 train Euston got home 5.15 Tuesday, 19 [78 - 287] fine Hounds met Warcop at 8 tried Hilbeck no drag got a line on Long Fell and ran into mist, (did not follow) Rey [?] did no good. Wednesday, 20 [79 - 286] wild morning did not go Hounds put a fox off Roman Fell ran a circle and holed in Roman Fell. Thursday, 21 [80 - 285] lot of snow in night met at Hilton 8 Put a fox out of Scordale took out on to Fell back into Scordale & holed in Roman Fell. Too windy & snowy to see much. Friday, 22 [81 - 284] fine frosty met at Murton Hall Put a fox off high end of Scordale ran Little Fell way into mist never found hounds after They killed at Wemmergill. Saturday, 23 [82 - 283] fine at home all day Turned Fanny out again Sunday, 24 [83 - 282] ƒ Third in Lent fine Monday, 25 [84 - 281] drove down to Cautley with the two Wyberghs & pair horses. found a fox in the Cragg had a goodish run before checking at Black Moss set off to Wild Boar and brited [?] over [?] run fox out had a grand view off Top finally holed again and was worried in hole Tuesday, 26 [85 - 280] Took H. Burra & Furness to try and get fox out at Wild Boar succeeded after 7 hours. Wednesday, 27 [86 - 279] drove Faulkner to Cautley and took fox for them to see grand day had no hunt complimentary dinner to Watson at night at Tysons. Thursday, 28 [87 - 278] met with Watsons Hounds at Warcop 8 o clock killed 2 hares first hare only lasted 10 minutes misty & rather wet at times Friday, 29 [88 - 277] at home grand day Saturday, 30 [89 - 276] very misty morning drove to Orton to meet hounds at Orton by 8 o'clock Tried the Scar but found nothing mist cleared about 11. G came home Sunday, 31 [90 - 275] ˜ Fourth in Lent [blank]

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