130 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1839 



of Lord Bagot's) — found instantly. The view holloa liaving been given by tho 

 huntsman, away started the gallant pack at the best pace, by Booth Farm, througli 

 the Moss Wood, nearly up to Chartley, through Lazarus Wood, almost up to 

 Field, thence to the left, through Birch Wood Park, over Fradswell Heath to the 

 Brand, and Chartley Park into Lazarus Wood, where this gallant pack ran] into 

 their fox, after a run of one hour and three minutes, over a very severe and heavy 

 country. Among the leading riders we noticed Lords Alford and Tamworth, 

 Hon. Wm. Bagot, M.P., Rev. Charles Landor, Messrs. MejTiell, Boucherett, F. 

 Bradshaw, Bott, Trevor Yates, Potts, Jackson, etc. 



It is extremely difficult to assign the exact date of 

 the following run, but it seems probal)le that it occurred 

 in 1839. 



"Monday, the 12th inst., aflbrded, perhaps, one of the 

 most satisfactory days to the master of hounds, the field, 

 and the hounds themselves, that can be recorded in the 

 annals of sporting. AVe met at Sud])ury Coppice, and 

 found the worthy squire there — not more celebrated for 

 his love of the chace than for his urbanity of manners and 

 truly gentlemanly conduct towards every one. We threw 

 the hounds in, and soon unkennelled our fox, who took 

 the open country, and, after a remarkably quick burst of 

 forty minutes, was killed. We then trotted off to Foston 

 Hall, where, in one of the plantations, the fox was drawn 

 away, the hounds laid on, and away they went down 

 the meadows for Sudbury village, where he passed at the 

 back of the Hall gardens and across the Uttoxeter Road 

 for the Alder Car, through the coppice, and over the hill 

 for Marefield Gorse. Leaving this to the right, he took 

 the direction of Somersal village, and over the hills for 

 Eaton Wood. He then bore away for the left, ran through 

 a small wood of Lord Waterpark's, and up to Doveridge 

 village. Here he was so hard pressed that he took to the 

 gardens and outbuildings of several places, but, alas ! broke 

 away again, and ran back by Ley Hill and straight away 

 for the Alder Car again, thence up to the turnpike road and 

 into Sudbury Park gorse. The gallant pack rattled him 

 through this, and ran him to the top of the park, out by 

 Mr. Chawner's, of Hare Hill. Here, alas ! many of our 

 best riders and best horses were brought to a standstill, 

 and went home again. Those old sportsmen, however, 



