334 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. » [1873 



CHAPTER XXIX. 



THE GREAT RUN FROM SUDBURY COPPICE TO WOOTTON 



THE BULLERS — LORD WATERPARK's DIARY. 



1873. 

 From Lord Waterpark's Diary : — 



Monday, Janwxry 13<A, Sutton Mill. — Trotted off to Longford. Found in 

 the Car, ran down to the village, up to the Reeves Moor and on for Culland, 

 where we came to a long check, as the fox had run up the road and skirted the 

 plantations. After this we hunted him slowly in the direction of Burrows ; but 

 the scent got so cold that we gave it up. Found in the cover by Potter's house, 

 ran up to Longford Car, and killed him in the cover. Drew Bentley Car, where 

 a fox was at home. Ran a short ring and lost him, the evening turning very cold 

 and the scent very bad. 



Tuesday, January lAth, The Eenhurst. — Several foxes on foot, had a bit of 

 a ring with one, and lost him above Sinai Park. Drew the Rangemore, Dunstall, 

 and Needwood House covers blank. Found in the Black Brook cover, went 

 away for Castle Hayes, across the Burton and Sudbury Road, by the Draycott 

 turnpike, leaving Coton House on the right, and on for Marchington, then sharp 

 to the right, across the North Stafford Railway, down the meadows opposite 

 Sudbury, across the river Dove, and to ground in the Wood Yard at Sudbury 

 village. Bolted him and ran into him the other side of the lake. Time, fifty 

 minutes, over a magnificent country, all grass. 



Thursday, January \Qth, Elvaston. — Found some bad ringing foxes at Aston, 

 which would not go away, and killed a brace. Trotted on to Arleston, found a 

 three-legged fox, which we ran for six minutes and killed. Drew Hell Meadows 

 and Spilsbury's covers blank. 



Saturday, January 19>th, Bramshall. — Slight frost, cold, starving east wind. 

 Found two, if not three, foxes in Philips' Gorse, but could never fairly settle to 

 one till Carry Coppice, where he was halloaed away over the lane, and hounds 

 ran sharp towards Chartley, over the Blyth by Field Mill, to Shaw's Rough, 

 where we probably changed foxes. A longish check by Shaw Farm, then ran, 

 but only at a moderate hunting pace, and leaving Birchwood on the left, towards 

 Brindley's Coppice, bent to the right over the railroad below Dairy House, 

 between Blyth House and Team Leys to Oak Hill, over the Newcastle and 

 Uttoxeter road, just to the right of Totmanslow, to the Draycott Fox covert, 

 over the road by Bond's House, close up to Draycott Cross, then through 



