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are, if they happen to be anywhere where they are not 

 known. 



Thanks to the kindness of Captain H. A. Clowes, of 

 Norbury, the following interesting extracts from an old 

 diary of his father's can be published. It is a plain tale 

 of odd days with the Meynell — Mr. Clowes being at this 

 time established in rooms at Atherstone with a good stud 

 of horses, which he rode indiscriminately with all the 

 neighbouring packs. From the extracts it would appear 

 that there was some reason for there being so little mention 

 of the hounds in the current sporting literature. 



Mr. Clowes' diary : — 



1844. 

 February 24^A. — Rode from Appleby to Henhurst with !Moore. Hounds did 

 not come, though but six miles from kennels and a good da\'. 



1846. 



November 11 th, Meynell at Swarkeston. — Found in the Gorse, ran fast by 

 Osmaston, and ringing about the railroad to Arleston Gorse — forty-five minutes 

 out of covert. Pretty good. Back slow and lost at Swarkeston Gorse. I left 

 them, having to ride to Appleby. They ran a cub from a hedgerow and killed 

 in Arleston Gorse, from which seven foxes were said to go. 



Thursday, December 10th. — After ball night. Meynell at Radbourne. 

 Found at Radbourne. ran a ring there, and lost near Mackworth. Hounds went 

 away as if there was a scent at one time. Rainy afternoon. Found again at 

 Breward's Car. Very cold, but hounds ran very like business for a few fields, 

 and then lost. N.B. — With a huntsman we should have had a run. Very cold 

 and hard frost next day, which lasted till the 19th. 



Thursday , January 1th, Kedleston. — Drew all Kedleston blank. Fox jumped 

 up in a durable near Ednaston. Got away close at him, but at first check Joe 

 cast back among horses, and then hit him oft' forwai'd, ran well nearly to Hopton, 

 over a very rough and hilly country, and lost. 



1847. 



January dth, Swarkeston. — Gorse blank. Found in Arleston Gorse, but could 

 not run. Found there again, but no good. Joe Leedham very bad. Found 

 again at Potluck osier bed. Pretty find, and looked like a run for a few fields, 

 but soon got to slow hunting, and left off" at Swarkeston Gorse. A good many 

 falls, but no sport. 



February 4th, Meynell at Radbourne. — Threw off at 1 p.m. on account of 

 frost. Found in osier bed. Very fast ring for about ten minutes to Parsonage, 

 then slower near to Sutton and lost. Second or same fox in Langley Common. 

 Ran some time in covert, then fast through Radbourne and killed. Thirty 

 minutes, but mostly in the Gorse. Cold. Rode Humbug. Freezing at night. 



February 1th, Swarkeston. — Tollitt's chestnut horse ; a good hunter. Found 



