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CHAPTER XXXL 



THE KENNELS — LORD WATERPARK'S DIARY — AN UNRULY 

 FIELD — GOOD DAY FROM BOYLESTONE — END OF THE 



SEASON, 1873-1874. 



It is very doubtful if any kennels in England are more 

 architecturally beautiful than those from which the Mey- 

 nell Hounds first issued on Thursday, November 13th, 

 1873. But even after that date there was a considerable 

 delay before everything and everybody was comfortably 

 installed — men and horses being quartered up and down 

 Sudbury village for a long time. The first move in 

 building the kennels was of course to appoint a committee. 

 Next, Lord Bagot (chairman) called a meeting to be held 

 at the Eoyal Hotel, Derby, on Friday, February 23rd, 

 1872, "for the purpose of receiving the report of the 

 committee which was appointed at the last general 

 meeting." 



A complete account of the whole business connected 

 with the kennels will be found below. 



General Meeting, February 19th, 1875. 



(report carried.) 



When your committee was appointed in 1872, and it 

 was decided to remove the hounds from Hoar Cross to a 

 more central position, architects were invited by adver- 

 tisements to submit plans and estimates for approval, and 

 from a large number received by the committee the 

 plans of Messrs. Giles and Brookhouse were selected as 



