260 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1868 



February 6th, was at Radburne. At 11.45 the hounds 

 were thrown into the Rough, and, in another minute, 

 a fox was halloaed away. He passed by the right of 

 Radburne Hall to the osier bed by the brook which 

 runs to Etwall, whence, being headed back, he ran to 

 Thurvaston, leaving Dalbury on the left. Being again 

 headed, he turned to the right, and took a line back to 

 the Rough — all the way at a strong pace over a fine 

 country. Time, one hour and a quarter. Here we were 

 joined by Mr. George Moore, junior (of Appleby), who 

 had missed the previous part of the run. The hounds 

 ran through the Rough without a moment's pause. 

 Leaving Langley on the right, they crossed the Ash- 

 bourne road near Brailsford, and passed by Wild Park 

 and Mercaston, close by Kedleston Park, and leaving 

 it to the right, went on to Markeaton Gravel-pit, only 

 a long mile from Derby. Here the huntsman thinks we 

 changed foxes. However that might be, there was 

 certainly an increase of pace. The hounds raced by the 

 line of the brook in front of Kedleston Hall, through the 

 Park, turned to the left up the hill, and ran into view at 

 Langley. Here, I believe, we were joined by Mr. Charles 

 Eaton." In Kedleston Park Tom thought he could catch 

 his fox out of hand, and lifted his hounds, which he never 

 did unless he considered his fox as good as settled. But 

 the effort settled his horse instead, and he stopped and 

 neighed. A fresh fox jumped up, and Charles got to 

 the end of his horse in trying to stop the hounds, Mr. 

 Meynell Ingram wanted them stopped, and called ta 

 Mr. Walter Boden to do so. He had lost his whip, 

 and, being helpless, asked Mr. Hamar Bass to try. But 

 he was not successful, so Mr. Boden said to the Master, 

 " Let them go ; they'll catch him directly." 



To turn to Colonel FitzHerbert's account, " The fox 

 doubled short back from the turnpike road" {i.e. the 

 Derby-Ashbourne one), " and from this point it was clear 

 that he was making for his stronghold in the hills. 

 The line was by Mercaston and Mercaston Stoop, and 



