APRIL 1889 Monday, 1 [91 - 274] Attended Board meeting last 2 ewes lambed 6 lambs to 4 ewes. Played roulette at Faulkners' lost 3 £ Tuesday, 2 [92 - 273] went to Shap to meet · next day foxhounds no hunting · C Breeks Faulkner Darbey Paul . G . 2 Wyberghs & self Hilton & I went to Mardale over the Fells. [arrow from between "Mardale" and "over" into next day] Wednesday, 3 [93 - 272] [sharp end of arrow from previous day] Faulkner & Darby walked to Penrith Thursday, 4 [94 - 271] Hunted at Mardale Naddle Forest. found a fox and ran it for about 4 hours lost at last. found dead afterwards. infra S. Friday, 5 [95 - 270] Kate pupped 4 dog pups to Sir Simon Tried Swindale did not find came back to Naddle and found a vixen in some rocks Terriers worried her - got her out. Saturday, 6 [96 - 269] Cast off at Welter Craggs found about 11 fox ran hounds out of scent at top of Kent mere. drove to Penrith and came home Sunday, 7 [97 - 268] Fifth in Lent wet first W. Duck sitting Monday, 8 [98 - 267] cold East wind. sold two nish [?] Heifers at Auction Red & Red & White. 9 £ each waited at Auction till 5. Tuesday, 9 [99 - 266] cold. men leading manure. Wednesday, 10 [100 - 265] went two Train to Penrith drove to How Town from there with Hilton Wybergh Thursday, 11 [101 - 264] heavy fall of snow in night Hounds met at 11 put a fox off at 2.40 only 7 hounds stuck to it they ran Kentmere way. came home. Friday, 12 [102 - 263] Furness & I felled some ash in crofts for fire wood. Saturday, 13 [103 - 262] felled 2 larch top of croft. and carted them to mill carted the ash home Sunday, 14 [104 - 261] Palm Sunday fine very cold & east wind church morning [? or evening?]. Monday, 15 [105 - 260] last Board meeting did not go rode colt for first time - - in Town Tuesday, 16 [106 - 259] rode colt round by Warcop & Broughton Wednesday, 17 [107 - 258] fine hot. rode colt Thursday, 18 [108 - 257] ploughed up hedge bottoms. Roan. Cow calved - 10 days over due. rode colt. fine day Friday, 19 [109 - 256] Good Friday. Bank Holiday cold. Saturday, 20 [110 - 255] [blank] Sunday, 21 [111 - 254] Easter Sunday fine walked down to Faulkners Monday, 22 [112 - 253] Easter Monday. Bank Holiday (England) sold roan cow & calf at Auction £ 20 . 4 . S. bought roan Polly 16 £. Burra started fencing Tuesday, 23 [113 - 252] went to Penrith fair with Chamley Wednesday, 24 [114 - 251] Golding & Kendal began raising the well. put colt in Cowards thrashing machine. Thursday, 25 [115 - 250] finished well and found water wd. not rise high enough. put colt in Brush Harrow dined at Chamleys. Friday, 26 [116 - 249] fine Saturday, 27 [117 - 248] had colt in Brush Harrow afterwards in cart Sunday, 28 [118 - 247] Low Sunday rode colt up to Black Hill. Took black pups for first time Monday, 29 [119 - 246] put Brown Filly in Brush harrow Burra fencing. Tuesday, 30 [120 - 245] Filly in Cowards thrashing Machine