370 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1875 



the Birch Coppice down towards the brook, but there was no scent, and our fox 

 had been gone twenty minutes. Got on the line of another fox at the top of 

 the hill, and he, too, had been gone too long. Found in Cubley Gorse, ran sharp 

 down to the little fir covert by the brook side beyond the church ; here the fox 

 was headed, and turned back, and went by the gorse again up to Snelstou, where 

 we viewed him, but the wind was so high the huntsman could not hear the halloa, 

 and by the time we got the hounds on the line the fox had been gone too long. 

 Found again in Bentley Car, ran towards Longford, turned to the right, by Boyle- 

 stone and Cubley, up the brook side almost to Snelston. Bad scent all day, and 

 the only time in the day hounds ran hard was when the fox had gone up-Avind. 



Thursday, Elvanton Castle. — Did not find till we got to Aston. Ran then up 

 to Weston, where the people got before the hounds ; held them on, and killed 

 our fox at Chellaston. Found again at Spilsbury's Coverts, ran to Egginton, 

 where there were several foxes on foot, but there was no scent to do anything. 



lilithbury. — Found in Pipe Wood and ran to ground — a vixen — in fifteen 

 minutes. A brace of foxes in Bough Park. Ran one round the covert twice and 

 killed. Found again in Brakenhurst and ran to ground. Drew Dolesfoot spinny 

 and found a brace of foxes. Ran one through the Chantrey and the Birch Wood 

 to Field House Coppice, and gave it up. No scent. 



Monday, March 15th, Anslow. — Henhurst blank. Found in the Rocket Oak, 

 ran to Dunstall, and down to Tatenhill, and lost. Found again in Bannister's 

 Rough, ran down to Knightley Park, and back to Rangemore, and killed. 



Found at Yoxall, ran to the Brakenhurst, and lost our fox. Drew the Parson's 

 Brake, found and ran very fast to the Greaves, which the fox only just went into, 

 turned across by Eland Lodge, through Holly bush, up to Kingstanding, when he 

 got into the buildings, and we left him. Nice twenty-five minutes. 



Tuesday, Snelston. — No fox there or at Shirley Park. Viewed a fox sneak- 

 ing away from the Reeve's Moor, ran him up to Shirley Mill, and on to Wyaston, 

 where we lost him. Found again in Longford Car, hunted slowly to Alkmonton, 

 and on towards Potter's Covert, and lost. No scent, and the first plough field 

 stopped hounds. 



Thursday, Badburne.— Found in the Rough.. Ran up to Parson's Gorse, and 

 on towards the Burrows, and lost him. Drew Langley Gorse, found and ran 

 towards Radburne, turned back almost to Langley, and ran to Markeaton, and 

 from there hunted slowly to Newton's osiers, and had to give it up. A brace of 

 foxes, one a vixen heavy in cub, in Sutton Gorse ; got on the dog fox, hunted him 

 by Sutton village to the Spath, and lost him. Found again at Foston, ran slowly 

 for thirty-five minutes towards Barton, and went home. Very little scent, and 

 bounds could only run when they were close to their fox. 



Saturday, Chartley. — Found in the Shaw. Hunted down to the Moss and 

 slowly on to Blithfield, and lost. Found again in Hart's Coppice, ran very fast 

 for nineteen minutes, by Field House Coppice, back to where we found him, and 

 hounds after this divided, and we could do nothing more. 



Monday, March 22nd, Itolleston. — Did not find till we got to the Hare Holds 

 Rough, ran down to Castle Hayes Gorse, back through the Hare Holds by Need- 

 wood, through Byrkley Lodge, Yoxall, and the Brakenhurst, and killed in the 

 open within two fields of Hamstall Hall. Good hunting run — a seven-mile point, 

 and nine miles as hounds ran. Drew, but did not find again. 



Tuesday, Boylestone. — No fox at Bentley. A brace of vixens at Longford. 

 Barton Blount, Sapperton the same. Three vixens at Sudbury. No scent, no 

 sport. 



Thursday, Kedleston. — Allestree blank. Found in a small covert by Weston, 



