356 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1874 



Sutton. Found at once, ran by Dalbury and Bearwardcote up to Findern wind- 

 mill and back by Burnaston to Egginton. Not much scent, but a beautiful line 

 of country, and hounds could just keep going on. 



Saturday, Churtley. — Found in the twenty acres, ran across the Park, 

 through Handleasow Wood, up to the Shaw Gorse, and killed. Chopped another 

 fox. Found another in the gorse, ran down to Field, where he turned to the 

 right, went through Carry Coppice, and we hunted him about for some time, and 

 eventually lost him near Bramshall, Not much scent. Drew Philips' gorse and 

 Baker's pit, but did not find. 



Monday, February \Qth, Yoxall village. — A lot of foxes at Wichnor. 

 Hunted a vixen round and round for some time, and lost her. Found again in a 

 small plantation at Wichnor, hunted up to Dunstall. Did not find again till we 

 got to Yoxall Lodge Hills, and then ran to ground at Byrkley Lodge. 



Tuesday, Snehton. — A brace of foxes in the Holly Wood. No scent. Drew 

 the Cinder Hills, spinny by Cockshead Lane, Raddle Wood, and Marston Park 

 blank. Found in Eaton Wood, ran through the Lady Coppice and the Birch 

 Coppice to Sudbury, over the Park, by Foston Mill, nearly to Church Broughton, 

 and on to Pennywaste, where we lost him. Found again at Foston, but could do 

 very little. 



Tlmrsday, Kedleston. — Found in Breward's Car, ran by the Lilies up to 

 Tumditch, and on through Shottle up to Handley Wood. Here we had a long 

 check, but hit the line off again at the far end of the wood, and ran close down 

 to Belper. From here the scent improved, and the hoimds ran nicely back to 

 Breward's Car, where, unfortunately, we got on the line of a fresh fox and went on 

 towards Ravensdale Park. In the mean time our run fox was viewed back to 

 Breward's Car, but had sneaked off by the time we got back, and we lost 

 him. A capital day for hounds. One hour and thirty minutes, and at times 

 they ran well. Found again in Ravensdale Park, ran back to Breward's Car, 

 and gave it up. 



Saturday, Loxley. — Found in Cany Coppice. No doubt a vixen, as she ran 

 three fields and went to ground. Another fox in the Park Covert, ran to 

 Laurence's Wood, and kept dodging about round the Kingston village, but at 

 last ran through Kingston Woods into Bagot's Woods, and, after running him 

 up and down for some time, he got to ground in a drain under the turnpike road. 

 Found again in the woods, ran over the Park, back through the wood and out 

 towards Marchington, but the scent got very bad and we had to leave him. 



Monday, February 23rd, Newborough. — Holly Bush, the Birch Wood, and 

 coverts by Hoar Cross blank. Found a vixen in Rough Park, but she went to 

 gi'ound directly in a pit-hole. Trotted off to Brakenhurst, found a lot of foxes,, 

 and had a regular Brakenhurst day. 



Tuesday, Bretby. — A brace of foxes in Repton Shrubs, ran over the Park and 

 lost in a moat mysterious manner. Found again in Carver's Rocks, hunted, with 

 a very bad scent, almost to Ingleby Heath, and back to Repton Shrubs, where we 

 gave it up. 



Tlmrsday, Dalbury. — Very wet day. Found in the Rough at Radburne, 

 ran by Dalbury, leaving Sutton Gorse to the right, up to the Derby and Uttoxeter 

 road below Findern, where the fox had been run by a dog, and we came to a long- 

 check. Got on the line again, but he had been gone too long to do any good. 

 Found again in Newton's osier-bed, ran a ring and back through it, and then on 

 by Radburne up to Langley Gorse, where the fox went to ground (the earth 

 being left open for a vixen). Fair scent and a nice gallop, but the country ver^' 

 heavy. A very bad fox in Langley Gorse, which ran two fields and was killed.. 



