310 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1872 



Marchington Cliff", and another, after a short run, was lost. 

 In Bagot's Wood a third was found, which went away ring- 

 ing, in the ojDen, and, after a thirty-five minutes' run, went 

 to ground in a sough near the point from which he was 

 unkenneled. This run was as pretty an affair as ever was 

 witnessed, and gave great satisfaction to all who were in it, 

 as well as to Tom Leedham, who, of course, was delighted 

 to give them a taste of his old style before hanging up his 

 horn. Though unmarked by any of the sensational incidents 

 which we have seen recorded on other occasions of this 

 kind, "Tom Leedham's last run" will long be remembered 

 by the sportsmen of Derbyshire and Staffordshire. 



The testimonial list consists of one hundred and 

 eighty-six subscribers, and will be suitably illuminated 

 and framed, a young lady well known in county society 

 having off"ered her services as artist.* 



It is to Mr. Walter Boden that we are indebted for 

 the capital photograph of " Old " Tom, as we nowadays 

 call him, or " Young " Tom, as the late Sir W. FitzHerbert 

 used to style him. After the presentation was over, Mr. 

 Boden was riding by his side, and said, " Now, Tom, you 

 ought to be photographed." Tom, who was still a good 

 deal affected by what he had just gone through, blurted 

 out, " No one will want my ugly old mug." But Mr. 

 Boden over-persuaded him, saying it should be no trouble 

 to him, that the photographer should come over to Hoar 

 Cross and take him. This was eventually done, and so 

 we have the dear old man's photograph on horseback in 

 his huntsman's coat. 



In January, 1872, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor came to 

 Doveridge Hall, and both of these hunted regularly with 

 the Meynell hounds. Subsequently they moved to 

 Clownholme, changing places with Mr. Arthur Lyon, 

 who was at that time at Clownholme. He bought it in 

 1865 from Mr. Webb. 



There were few better known men than Mr. Lyon, 



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 the paper in which it appeared. 



