378 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1876 



and killed him too. Found at 3.30 at Stenson Fields, ran by the Pastures and 

 Mickleover, nearly down to Newton's osier-bed, and gave over. Not much scent, 



Thursday, Badhurne. — Found at Burnaston and ran down to Stenson Fields ; 

 got him away again after a time, and hunted slowly back to Findern and lost 

 him, owing to a storm coming on. Got on the hue of a fox from Spilsbury's 

 Covert, and hunted it up to Egginton Gorse. Hounds were in the covert some 

 time before a fox broke. Ran slowly by Burnaston Village, past the Asylum 

 down to Newton's osier-bed, and on to the Rough at Radburne. Here I think 

 we must have gone away with a fresh fox, as we ran down to Mackworth, and 

 on by Vicar Wood as if for AUestree, and it being late, and our fox a quarter of 

 an hour before us and no chance of getting up to him, we went home. Hard 

 day, but hounds never could run except a bit up-wind. Very large field out. 



Friday. — Bye day. Found a fox directly in Kingston Woods, and ran to 

 ground about two fields off". Came back, found another, and ran along the woods 

 to Marchington Cliff, where we lost him. Found in Hart's Coppice, ran hard 

 for over two hours into a tree in the park, bolted and killed him. Good scent 

 and capital woodland day. 



This was followed by a frost which stopped hunting at 

 Blithbury on Saturday. 



Monday, February 1th, Yoxall village. — Drew Wichnor and Dunstall blank. 

 Found a fox in a tree in Yoxall Lodge, ran him for twenty-five minutes, and 

 killed him. Found in the Brakenhurst, ran by Newborough (after killing a fox 

 which jumped up in the middle of the hounds in covert), almost to Hollybush, 

 turned to the right, ran through Yoxall Lodge back into the Brakenhurst, and 

 repeated the same ring twice more, and stopped the hounds, as all the horses 

 were beat, hounds having been running hard over two hours. Capital scent all 

 day. 



Tuesday, Faton Wood. — No fox there or at Doveridge, though one was seen 

 to go awaj'^ after we had left. Found in the Aldermoor at Sudbury, ran along 

 the Bottoms, turned to the right by Somersal Mill, and to gi'ound in a rabbit-hole 

 in Eaton Wood. Trotted off" to Sudbury again, heard of a fox on a ploughed 

 field on Lawley's farm, found him there, and ran to ground in Sebastopol. Soon 

 found another in the Coppice, ran a ring by Cubley Lodge, over the Park, and 

 down again to Sebastopol. 



On Thursday, Saturday, and Monday they were 

 stopped by frost, but on Tuesday, February 15th, they 

 came to Bradley. 



Did not find till we got to Shirley Park. Ran a ring towards Ednaston, back 

 through the covert to ground<»in the Bank near the gardens. Found in the 

 Holly Wood, Snelston, ran to Shirley Park, and lost. Went back to Snelston, 

 found in the covert by Cockshead Lane, ran to Raddle Wood, when he turned 

 to the left, and went down to Longford. 



Thursday, Kedleston. — Found in the New Gorse, ran a ring into Ravensdale 

 Park, back to the gorse, and lost him. Went to Broward's Gar, and ran two 

 rings by the Lilies, up and down the hills, and lost him. Wilde Park, Brailsford, 

 Cullard, and Longford blank, 



Saturday, BUthhury. — Found in Pipe Wood, ran almost to the Black Flats, 



