374 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1875 



good lot of foxes in Stensou Field, ran very well by Findern for twenty minutes, 

 nearly to Etwall, where we lost him, and he must, I think, have got to ground 

 in one of the numerous holes about there. Found at Egginton, ran several rings, 

 and killed — a veiy bad fox — in Spilsbury's Covert. Found again in the gorse, 

 ran by Burnaston up to Etwall, and back to Egginton, and stopped the hounds. 

 Almost dark. 



Satu7'day, BUthfield. — Did not find till one o'clock, and then found in a little 

 covert between Stansley's and the Warren. Ran by Abbot's Bromley and Forge 

 Coppice, and to ground in a pit on Bromley Hurst. No scent. Found in 

 Hart's Coppice, ran veiy hard over the Park to Dog Kennel Wood, back by 

 Dirty Gutter Coppice into the Banks, out by Tomlinson's Comer, passed between 

 Field House Coppice and Jock-o'-th'-Wall, back through Hart's Coppice, and to 

 ground in the tree opposite Tumor's house. Thirty-five minutes as hard as hounds 

 could go, and the fox was only fifty yards before them when he went to ground. 



Monday, November 22nd, The New Inn. — Found in the Henhurst, ran by 

 Tatenhill and Dunstall, and killed in the garden at Silverhill. Found at Dunstall, 

 ran by Bannister's Rough, through Dunstall, on to Wichnor, and lost him. Very 

 little scent. 



Tuesday, Duveridge. — Trotted down to the Hare Park, but did not find. 

 Found in the Birch Coppice, ran by Somersal up to Sudbury, and killed a fox 

 in the Aldermoor, but impossible to say if it was our run fox or not. Found in 

 the Coppice, ran by the top of Boylestone Hill, as if for Bentley Car, turned 

 to the left by Cubley village, back almost to Vernon's Oak, and to ground in the 

 pit-hole by Cubley Lodge. Got on the line of a fox in the Park, ran through 

 Sapperton, on to Boylestone, and lost him. 



Thursday, Brailsford. — Found in White's Covert, ran by Mercaston Wood 

 up to the Squire's Gorse on Langley Common, and killed. Went away with 

 another fox, hunted him within a field of Radburne Rough, and on to Sutton 

 church, and lost him. Drew Culland blank. Found in the Reeve's Moor, ran hard 

 up to Shirley Mill, and back into Longford, and killed him in the blackthorns. 



Saturday, Wychnor. — Hunted a very bad fox round and round the covert, 

 which he would not leave, and killed him. Found another in a poplar tree in 

 the meadows, ran him hard for ten minutes to ground in a rabbit-hole close to 

 Yoxall village. Found in Rough Park, ran once round the covert, and a ring 

 out towards Hoar Cross, back to the covert, and to ground in the hedge bank. 

 Found in Nichol's Covert by Cross Hayes, ran across the Park into Brakenhurst, 

 rattled him round it, and to ground in the main earths. Found in Loverock's 

 Coppice, and ran to ground again in Brakenhurst. Four foxes run to ground 

 to-day. The best scent this season so far. 



Monday, November 29th, Brethy. — Found in the old gorse, ran across the 

 Park very fast, and nearly to Hartshorn village, where they checked ; held them 

 on to the gorse, where he had waited for us, ran him half an hour very nicelj', 

 and kiUed him in the South Woods by Staunton Harold. One hour and a quarter 

 from the time we found him. Drew Calke, Smith's Gorse, and Carver's Rocks 

 blank. Found in Repton Shrubs, rattled him round once, and away up to Bretby. 

 There he turned back to the Shrubs, ran round, and back to the gorse (where 

 we found our first fox), and disappeared mysteriously. Scent good, and a good 

 day's sport. 



Tuesday, Church Broughton. — Found in the osier-bed at the back of the 

 gardens at Foston, chopped one fox there, went away with another, through the 

 Wood, down the meadows nearly to Tutbury, where he turned back, ran almost 

 to Foston, turned again, crossed the road by the Pennywaste, and we hunted him 



