338 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1873 



the quiet old gentleman popped over an innocent-looking 

 little fence, and she followed him, to find herself up 

 to her neck in a brook. The " old gentleman " was Mr. 

 Clowes ! 



Monday, February 2ith, Mar ston-on- Dove. — Frost. 

 Tuesday, February 25th, Stretton village. — Frost and snow. 

 Thursday, February 27th, Walton village.— Cho^^^ed a fox in the Grove at 

 Drakelowe. Did not find again till we got to Catton, where there were either 

 two or three foxes. Walked after one by Lullington, over the river to Clifton 

 Hall, and lost him. One of the worst scents we have had this season. 



Saturday, March 1st, Chartley. — Quite impossible to hunt here (Doveridge) 

 on account of the snow, so I was much surprised to hear, in the afternoon, that 

 the hounds had gone to Chartley. However, as they were there and wanted 

 exercise, Charles took them to Kingstone Wood, and they ran hard in the woods 

 for an hour and a half, and out towards Loxley, where Charles stopped them. 



Monday, March 3rd, Marston-on-Dove. — Trotted off to Egginton Gorse, 

 found at once, but the scent was very bad, and we could only get on slowly. 

 However, the fox went over a fine line of country, by Etwall, through Sutton 

 Gorse, almost to Trusley, where we lost hira. Drew Hilton Gorse, the Spath, 

 Potter's Covert, and Bentley Car blank. 



Tuesday, March 4th, Newhorough. — Found in Roost Hill Coppice, ran through 

 the Birchwood, on through Tomlinson's Corner to Marchington Cliff, and all 

 along the Woods to Bagot's Park. Several foxes on foot, and the hounds divided. 

 Hunted across the Park and through the Woods several times. Not much scent. 

 Thursday, March 6th, Bradley. — Found a brace of foxes at Ednaston. Very 

 poor scent, and, as the fox we were hunting had evidently gone to Shirley Park, 

 I stopped the hounds, not wishing to go there on account of Mr. Wright's death. 

 Viewed a fox as we were going to draw Brailsford Gorse, ran him for ten minutes 

 and killed him. Trotted off to draw at Culland. A fox jumped up in a field 

 just before the hounds, and they ran him up fast to Shirley Park, where there 

 was one, if not two, fresh foxes on foot. Got away over the Ashbourne and 

 Derby Road and hunted slowly, with a bad scent, up to Mansell Park, where we 

 gave it up. Hounds could only run to-day when they were close to their fox. 



Saturday, March 8th, Bramshall. — Found in Philips' Gorse, ran to Carry 

 Coppice, and to ground in a pit-hole on Mr. Blurton's farm. Four foxes in the 

 Park Covert ; got away with one through Carry Coppice, over the railway and 

 back again, on by Loxley Hall, and from here they ran well to the Red Cow on the 

 Uttoxeter Road, where be turned sharp back to the right, back across the Park 

 and through the covert we found him in, and, after ringing about a good deal, 

 we finally killed him in the open below Carry Coppice. 



Monday, March IQth, Chartley. — Found on the Moss, ran -a short ring and 

 lost. Very poor scent. Found again in Shaw's Rough, ran by the corner of 

 Handleasow Wood, over the Blythe to ground in Carry Coppice. Went to King- 

 stone Woods. Ran hard for forty-five minutes in the Woods, with a much 

 better scent, and stopped the hounds when we found it was a vixen. 



Tuesday, March Wth, Strettori village. — Drew Dove Cliff osier-bed and the 

 Rolleston coverts blank. Trotted oft' to the Henhurst, where we found a brace of 

 foxes, got away on very bad terms with one, hunted hira slowly on to Tatenhill, 

 ■where we lost hira. No fox in Knightley Park, nor in the Rangeraore coverts. 

 Found a brace in Yoxall Lodge Hills, ran to Rangeraore very prettily, where a 



