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of the Manchesters, [illegible town?]
lands and that lot,
their entertainer was
H. Chaplin; not far
fr. us is Titness; where
their R. H.s of Wales
had also a sporting
party.

The weather was
all that could be wished
& although I cared as
little as I know about
the horses & the races
the days passed away
quickly; the luncheons
were plentiful; foremost

[page inserted vertically] among them were [Delame?]: spread
in his new house & which apparently
lasted all day: the Ascot week must
be his most Xpensive week in the year.

At this moment I hardly
remember who won the Cup on Thursday,
I believe it was the lucky Baronets
horse; Bluegown; my gambling
losses consisted in [being] £1 to Jor. & £3 to Ian.