364 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1874 



Stretton, up to the Henlmrst (a brace of foxes before us the latter part of the 

 way), back from the Henhurst to Rolleston, and lost him. Found in Rolleston 

 Park Covert, ran almost to Dove Cliff, along the meadows below Rolleston, 

 turned up over the road, and killed within a field of where we found. Forty 

 minutes, and the last part very fast. 



Monday, November IQth, Charthy. — Found in the Birch Coppice, but could 

 do nothing with this fox. Had a good gallop of twenty-five minutes, fast, from 

 Norman's Wood to Hixon, and a ring back. Fox dead beat in front of the 

 hounds, but could not pick him up. Chopped a fox in Newton Gorse. Found 

 again in Grindley Coppice, hunted slowly across the Moss, and eventually stopped 

 the hounds as they were going into the wood. Very little scent in the evening. 

 It should have been entered in this book Charthy, Saturday. BoUeston, Monday. 



Tuesday, Doveridge. — Found in the Lady Coppice, but he got to ground 

 almost immediately. Found again in the Birch Coppice, ran into Eaton Wood, 

 back by the Upwoods and Wardley Coppice to Clownholm, on by Marston, nearly 

 up to Sudbury Coppice. Held the hounds on to try and get on better terms with 

 him ; but went away with a fresh one from the Coppice. Raced him down to 

 Ley Hill, when the hounds checked ; hit it oft' again and ran hard down to the 

 river below the Hare Park. Stopped the hounds, as the river was in high flood 

 and we could not cross, but heard next day that one hound, Harriet, hunted him 

 up to the Forest Banks. Very poor scent, except with the last fox, and he went 

 bang up wind. 



Thursday, Kedleston. — Did not find till we got to Broward's Car, and then 

 lost directly in a violent storm of rain. Went back and found another fox with 

 the same result. Ravensdale Park and the new gorse blank. Covert at Wilde 

 Park ditto. A brace of foxes at Brailsford by the house. Wretched stormy day, 

 with heavy rain and thunder. No scent. 



Saturday, Loxley. — Could not draw till twelve o'clock, owing to fog. Found 

 in Carry Coppice, poor scent, luckily, as we had to stop the hounds, owing to the 

 fog coming on thick again. Waited till it cleared a bit, and then found in the 

 Park Covert, but had to give it up at two o'clock owing to the fog. 



Monday, November 23rd, Tlie New Inn. — Drew all the Rangemore coverts 

 blank. Found at Dunstall, but a dense fog came on, and we lost immediately. 

 Found again at Yoxall Lodge Hills, hunted through the Brakenhurst, and back 

 to Yoxall, where three fresh foxes were on foot, so gave it up, as there was no 

 scent. 



Ttiesday, Bradley. — Found a fox in the old lime-pit covert, ran over Atlow 

 Whin, up to cross roads at Knockerdown, and back to Kniveton, where the hounds 

 came to very slow hunting, so Charles did not persevere. Very sharp frost, and 

 Clowes and myself, who were at Norbury, thought there was no chance of hunt- 

 ing and did not go. Only three or four people out, and Charles, when he left 

 Sudl)ury with the hounds, did not expect to hunt. No frost to speak of at 

 Bradley. 



Thxirsday, Sutton Mill. — Snow. 



Saturday, Admasfon. — Snow and frost. 



Monday, November 30th, Ntwhorough. — Hollybush blank. Three foxes in 

 the Birch Wood ; ran one to ground in a culvert, went away with another to 

 Bagot's Park, hunted him through the woods and out to Blith field, back into the 

 woods, and changed. Spent the rest of the day in the woods. 



Tuesday, December \st, Oubley. — Found in the gorse, ran very fast towards 

 Sudbury, when the hounds slipped us all and turned down towards the Mill, but 

 hunted back towards Vernon's Oak, where we got to them again, but did not 



