354 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1874 



Monday, January 12th, Walton village. — Walton "Wood, Catton "Wood, and 

 the Grove at Drakelowe blank. Found at the back of the Hall, ran very hard 

 for nineteen minutes, up to Greslej' Wood, and killed him a few minutes after- 

 wards among the coal-pits and colliers. 



Tuesday, January Idth, Snehton. — Found in the Holly Wood, ran down by 

 the village to the railway, where he turned up the hill, ran through the Cinder 

 Hills up to the turnpike road, where he was headed and we came to a check, 

 twenty-one minutes, and we never could do anything with him afterwards. Cubley 

 blank. A fox was viewed, sneaking away, just as we got to Bentley Car, ran 

 him down to Longford, when he turned back and went to ground in a sewer at 

 Bentley Hall. Drew Sudbury blank ; people working all over the coppice. 



Tliursday, Spread Eagle. — After some time a fox went away from Egginton 

 Gorse, ran by Burnaston, where a fresh fox jumped up in a spinny, and the 

 hounds divided. One fox turned back, and we hunted him with half the pack 

 almost back to the gorse, where he turned again, and we ran him down to Sutton 

 Gorse and killed him. A brace of foxes had gone away in the mean time. Got 

 on the line of one and hunted slowly up to Trusley, where we gave it up. Found 

 a fox in the little gorse, but could not hunt him, as there was no scent. Drew 

 the Spath, where we found men at work, and the same at Barton, 



Saturday, Chartley. — Three or four foxes on the Moss. Ran a ring with one 

 to the Salt Works and back past the Manor House to the Moss, and on, through 

 Newton Gorse, to Blithfield, where we lost him. Found again in Dirasdale, ran 

 up the meadows towards Chartley, turned short to the left by Newton village, 

 and lost on the same ground as the first fox. The rabbit-catcher was at work 

 with dogs all over the place. 



Monday, January IWi, Yoxall village. — Several foxes on foot at Wichnor. 

 Ran one down towards the canal and up to Barton, where the people in the 

 road got before the hounds, and we came to a long check. Got on the line again 

 and hunted very slowly along the meadows to Dunstall, and lost him. Found in 

 Bannister's Wood — a real bad fox — and killed him by the gardens, after running 

 him about for half an hom\ Another fox in the Rocket Oak Covert, but he went 

 to ground in two fields. Knightley Park blank, Needwood blank. 



Tuesday, Bentley Brickyard. — A brace of foxes in the Car at Longford. 

 Had a ringing run with one towards Alkmonton, back through the Car, and 

 killed him by Shirley Mill. Found again in Reeve's Moor, and had a nice 

 gallop up to Ednaston, when we had a long check and could make nothing more 

 of it, Brailsford Gorse, White's Covert, and spinneys by Brailsford all blank. A 

 fox at CuUand. Ran hard up to Burrows, where he bore to the left and went 

 close by Brailsford Gorse up to Ednaston. Here I viewed him going back, and 

 we hunted him by Brailsford Church almost back to Culland, where he got to 

 ground in a large earth in a gravel-pit, which ought to have been stopped, 



Thursday, Kedleston Toll Bar. — Fog. 



Friday, Kedleston. — Instead of yesterday. Found at AUestree, ran through 

 Colvile's Covert towards Duffield and back through Farnah, and on to Breward's 

 Car and lost him. Several foxes in the Car. Ran to the Lilies, and round 

 between the New Gorse and Ravensdale Park, and up and down the hills, till he 

 went to ground in a rabbit-hole. Got him out and ate him. Foxes in all the 

 coverts, at Kedleston and a regular Kedleston day's sport. 



Saturday, Blithbury. — Chopped a fox in a small covert by Cawarden Spring. 

 Found in a pit-hole near Black Flats, ran a nice ring for twenty minutes and to 

 ground at St. Stephen's Hill. Found again in Ox Close Covert, and ran over the 

 Blythe, at a good pace, up to Hart's Coppice, thirty-five minutes, over a nice line 



