372 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1875 



CHAPTER XXXIII. 



LORD WATERP ark's DIARY POTTER's — FOUR FOXES TO 



GROUND IN ONE DAY SPORT SPOILED AT RADBURNE 



VARYING SPORT — END OF THE SEASON. 



1875-1876. 



The only new-comer was Mr. E. P. Rawnsley, who took 

 up his quarters with Mr. Crowder at Ashbourne.* 



Of the latter, who had a pack of harriers at Ashbourne, 

 it was said that he was miserable if any lady came out 

 with his hounds. 



There was no change in the staff, and they began 

 cub-hunting early — in Bagot's Woods, as usual — on August 

 17th, running a cub into a tree on the fourth morning. 

 Him they bolted and killed in the middle of the Park. 

 On the eighth morning they went to Sudbury and killed 

 a brace. The tree in Bagot's Park served them in good 

 stead, for they ran no less than four cubs into it, at different 

 times, bolted, and killed them. 



Altogether they killed twenty brace. 



From Lord Waterpark's diary : — 



Monday, November 1st, Sudbury Coppice. — Found, rau a short ring back 

 through the covert, and to ground in a pit- hole near Cubley Lodge. Found again 

 in the Aldermoor, ran, by Hill Somersal and Wardley, up to Eaton Wood, and 

 lost our fox. Eaton Wood blank. Found in the Birch Coppice, ran round by 

 Eaton and Doveridge, through the Wilderness, up to Sudbury, and stopped the 

 hounds. Poor scent all day. 



Tuesday, The New Inn. — Found in Hanbury Park Covert, ran up to Castle 

 Hayes, and lost. A brace of foxes in the Hare Holds ; ran one hard by Hanbury 

 and Fauld, and to ground at Castle Hayes. Found again in the Cupandition 



* Afterwards Master of the South wold hounds. 



