1820] AULD LANG SYNE. "5 



1819-20. 



They began regular hunting on Monday, October 25th, 

 at Sudbury Coppice, and on Thursday, November 4th, for 

 the first time, hounds stopped at Kedleston, after hunting 

 round there that day. They hunted on Saturday at 

 Radburne, returning to Hoar Cross at night. The 

 Kedleston day was pretty good, for they found at Farnah, 

 left Quorndon to the right, ran by Allestree, crossed the 

 Derwent below Duffield, went over Breadsall Moor, came 

 back by Horsley Park, on into Hays Wood, where the fox 

 got a long way ahead of them, and they lost him near 

 Shipley, after an hour and three-quarters. Mr. Meynell 

 thought it was a good run, but a bad country. It is 

 worse now, as there are railways and canals to bother you, 

 as well as a river. 



There was exactly a month's frost from December 24th, 

 1819, till January 24th, 1820. Towards the end of the 

 season Mr. Meynell had a day with Lord Anson, who 

 turned down a fox, which they killed in ten minutes. 

 After that, says the writer of the diary, they did nothing 

 but run hare, and I left them. 



The regular season ended on March 25th, but he had 

 a few bye days, including two at Wootton Park on the 1st 

 and 3rd of April, when he drew right up to Cheadle 

 Common. Hunted, sixty-three days; killed, thirteen 

 brace ; to ground, four brace ; lost, eighteen brace ; blank 

 days, six ; and they found no less than three mangy foxes. 



1820-1821. 



The pack by this time was increased to thirty-four 

 and a half couples. They began cub-hunting on August 

 28th, and had two days ; but it was so dry and hot that 

 they did not go out again till September 23rd. The 

 consequence was that the hounds got very wild. On 

 Thursday, December 7th, they had a capital run from 

 Shirley Park to Breward's Car and killed. But Mr. 

 Buckston also killed his horse. The best thing they had 



