6 THE QUORN HUNT. 



greatest perfections to admiring attendants ; 

 though I should rather doubt if the driving 

 properties of the older ones as a body would 

 be so eminently displayed ; while a little 

 mistrust of steadiness among the younger 

 members of the pack, peeps from behind 

 the curtain. 



A diary, that was kept during the last 

 ten years of Mr Meynell's reign by Thomas 

 Jones, the whipper-in, who wore a cork leg, 

 likewise describes many observances and 

 incidents which contributed to raise the 

 fame of the master and his pack. From 

 this source I have discovered that, besides 

 the establishment at Quorn, they had ken- 

 nels at Bowden Inn for their accommodation 

 when hunting the Pytchley side of their 

 country; and it should be observed, that 

 when Mr Meynell first began he kept his 

 hounds at that place, and resided at Lang- 

 ton Hall with Mr Boothby, who at that 

 time contributed towards the expenses. 

 Quorndon Hall was a subsequent purchase 

 from Lord Ferrers. Kennels at Bradgate 

 are also mentioned, but I should imagine 



