380 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1876 



Saturday, BUthfield. — Found ia one of the small plantations, ran through 

 Newton up to Kingston Woods, where we left one hunted fox — a vixen — and 

 went away with a fresh one. Hunted him right through the woods, and out by 

 Friar's Coppice, across the turnpike road by the Tollgate, on to the Park Covert 

 at Loxley. Here he turned short back, and we hunted him slowly, by the 

 Aldermoor, to Baker's pit, and on to the covert bej^ond, and lost him. Killed a 

 lame fox in Friar's Coppice.* Found again in the woods, ran hard for an hour, 

 including two fast rings over the Park, and killed in the oak tree opposite 

 Tumor's house. A capital gallop. 



Monday, March 6th, Ha^ibury.— Found in the Hare Holds. The fox went 

 away towards Castle Hayes, but was headed back by some men working, and the 

 hounds met him and killed him. Did not find again till we got to Bull's Park, 

 ran through the Greaves down to Coton (twenty minutes), and left one fox 

 somewhere in the buildings. It was a vixen. Found just beyond Marchington 

 Cliff, and ran about for some time in the Woods, but hounds divided into three 

 lots, so stopped them and gave it up. 



Tuesday, Eaton Wood. — A brace of foxes. One went to ground in the Lady 

 Coppice ; the other ran a ring by the Dingle, and back into the wood, where 

 we left her. Snelston and Cubley blank. Found at Sudbury Coppice — a vixen 

 — and ran to ground in tlie Park. Found again in one of the spinneys in the 

 Park, ran, by the kennels, into the Coppice, when scent completely failed. 

 Weather stormy. 



Thursday, Mercaston Stoop. — The New Gorse and Kavensdale Park blank. 

 Found in Breward's Car, ran about some time and killed. A vixen at Allestree, 

 whicli we left. Went to Langley Gorse, found immediatelj'^, and ran very nicely 

 by Muggington up to the New Gorse, when a heavy storm came on. Twenty- 

 four minutes. 



Saturday, Loxley.— Man k. Found in the Gorse at Chartley, ran hard across 

 tlie Park and almost up to Sandon, turned to the right by Fradswell, and ran 

 hard back to the Gorse, in which there was no scent, and we had to leave our 

 fox. About fifty minutes up to Fradswell. Found in the Moss, ran througij 

 Giller's Rough, by Gratwich Wood, and back to Handleasow. 



Monday, March I3th, Buttermilk Hill. — Found in a pit near Jock-o'-th'- 

 Wall, ran through Lord's Coppice and Dunstall Pit, over the Warren at Blithfielil 

 towards Chartley, but, as no one was with them, it is impossible to say how far 

 they went. The field met the hounds coming back across Newton Hurst, and 

 they ran hard back to the Warren Covert and killed. Fifty minutes. First-rate 

 scent, and no one could live with the hounds through the Woods. Found again 

 in Lord's Coppice, ran through the Woods, across the Park, and back to Lord's 

 Coppice, and lost him. 



Tuesday, Sudbury. — Found a vixen in the Coppice, and ran her to ground in 

 the Park. No other fox at Sudbury. Foston blank. Crossed over the river, 

 and drew from Hanbury to Buttermilk Hill without finding. 



Tliursday, Foremark. — Found in Gorstey Leys, hunted slowly up to 

 Melbourne, but there was no scent, so trotted off to Calke to find a fresh fox. 

 Found in the Pistern Hills, ran through the South Woods, across Calke Park, 

 almost into Melbourne, and to ground in Spring Wood at Staunton. About an 

 hour, and a nice hunting run. Drew Repton Shrubs. Found immediately, ran 

 to Carver's Rocks, and back to the Shrubs, and stopped the hounds, as it was 

 late. 



* Floyer's Coppice. 



