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to the gorse, and killed him in the round plantation in the 

 Park after two hours and a quarter. 



Shortly after this the Master had a good deal of 

 trouble, for while out hunting in the Bradley country, on 

 February 25th, a note was brought to him, telling him 

 of his son's illness, and he went home at once. Then he 

 took the boy to London, and, while there, his father-in- 

 law, Mr. Pigou, died, and the hounds were ordered to 

 come home from Kedleston in consequence, and did not 

 hunt again that week. Mr. Meynell came home again on 

 March 15 th. The weather was curious, for in the last 

 week of March it was too hot, while in the first week in 

 April there was a snowstorm. 



A moderate season ended at Wolseley with a blank 

 day. 



Foxes killed, nine brace ; to ground, six brace ; lost, 

 twenty-seven brace ; blank days, four, 



1830-1831. 



Cub-hunting began this year in Bagot's Woods on 

 September 6 th, and they found a fair number of cubs all 

 through the season. The celebrated actor, Mr. Young, 

 stayed at Hoar Cross this season, and kept a horse or 

 horses there, which the squire often rode, probably while 

 his guest was engaged on his professional duties. Regular 

 hunting began on October 25th at Sudbury Coppice. 

 Sport was quite up to the average during the season, but 

 there were no sensational runs. The first day of note was 

 December 13th at Radburne, when they found in the 

 Pooltail, ran a ring out to Buruaston and back, then 

 away again through the gardens at Radburne, by Mack- 

 worth and Kedleston, where they turned to the left by 

 the pleasure-ground, and up to Mugginton, through 

 Ravensdale Park by the Limekilns, and stopped the 

 hounds beyond Shottle, near Alderwasley. 



They were then nearly thirty miles from home, which 

 they did not reach till nine o'clock. 



