SEPTEMBER 1889 Sunday, 1 [244 - 121] Eleventh after Trinity fine Monday, 2 [245 - 120] Partridge shooting on Black Hill found 3 coveys got 9 ½ brace 12 Plover 2 snipe Bess pupped 9 pups 8 bitches Tuesday, 3 [246 - 119] Warcop drive misty up to 1 p.m. cleared up got 50 brace. 6 guns. G. at Hilton 9½ self. Wednesday, 4 [247 - 118] Warcop show 2 year old colt got 3rd. Jack 2nd. in turn out. Thursday, 5 [248 - 117] drive on Hilton 9 guns 176 brace self 21½ . Friday, 6 [249 - 116] drive on Flass. 9 guns 86½ brace 53½ up to lunch. self 12½ Saturday, 7 [250 - 115] drive on Ashfell. 10 guns bad shooting 18 up to lunch 43½ brace 5 Partridges 2 hares 1 grey hen Sunday, 8 [251 - 114] Twelth after Trinity fine Monday, 9 [252 - 113] Partridge shoot at Waitby Curtis came with us. 24½ brace 6 hares 9½ self. Tuesday, 10 [253 - 112] drive on Warcop 85 brace. poor day self 7 brace. Wednesday, 11 [254 - 111] Hilton drive Gandy's day Thick mist all day. no good. about 15 brace 4 brace self. Thursday, 12 [255 - 110] Hawes drive. thick mist again on top. six Guns 25½ brace 7½ self. Friday, 13 [256 - 109] Black Moss 1st shoot. no birds only got 13 brace up to lunch - then drove on to Flass got 8½ brace. 1 brace self. Saturday, 14 [257 - 108] Ploughlands partridges 1st shoot. Breeks & Chamley. 16½ brace 15 hares. dull & misty Sunday, 15 [258 - 107] Thirteenth after Trinity grand day. Monday, 16 [259 - 106] G. went to Hilton. shot 23 rabbits here in morning. left 2-44 for Hawnby. met B. & Wilks & Spence. Tuesday, 17 [260 - 105] shot Avery's Beat. few birds 10½ brace. 2 guns. 5 guns 58½ on Warcop. Wednesday, 18 [261 - 104] Daleside drive 4 guns 2 keepers 16½ brace. self 7. Thursday, 19 [262 - 103] came home. Friday, 20 [263 - 102] Brough show colt second Skip 2nd. Jube 3rd. very cold day Saturday, 21 [264 - 101] shot Crosby Garrett. Paul shot with me. 8½ brace 5 Pheasants 1 hare 3 rabbits. Sunday, 22 [265 - 100] Fourteenth after Trinity fine but cold. rode Filly. Monday, 23 [266 - 99] drove up to Rasett to shoot Partridges got 8 brace 4 hares. 6 brace self. Tuesday, 24 [267 - 98] drive on Hilton Lord Lonsdale not there. wet no mist 8 guns 49½ brace 4½ self. Wednesday, 25 [268 - 97] drive on Warcop. 4 guns 35 brace very windy. self 16½ men up at Sedbergh for poaching all 3 got fined £ 6. 8 . Thursday, 26 [269 - 96] M & E went. 2.30 train went over J. Thompsons saw few birds. wet Friday, 27 [270 - 95] K S & Appleby Show went to Appleby 12 train wet all afternoon showed nothing Saturday, 28 [271 - 94] drive on Warcop very windy 6 guns too windy to drive 21 brace self 1½ ! ! ! Sunday, 29 [272 - 93] Fifteenth after Trinity [blank] Monday, 30 [273 - 92] Brough Hill. showed Skipjack she unfortunately picked up a nail & went lame. bought 2 pollies 14 £ each