392 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1877 



the Nursery Plantations, where we lost him. Found in Langley Gorse, ran up 

 to Radburne, and round and round for more than an hour, and at last got to 

 ground, I believe, in a drain. Went to Sutton and ran well up to the Rough, 

 where our fox was headed short back into the covert, and we could make nothing 

 more of it. 



Saturday, Kingston. — Did not find till we got to Kingston Wood, then ran 

 about for a couple of hours, and our fox got to ground in an earth that should 

 have been stopped. Found again by Dunstall Pit, ran to the Warren Covert at 

 Blithfield, and gave it up, as there was no scent. 



Monday, Fehruary 12th, Drakelowe. — Found a brace of foxes, hounds divided 

 in a perfect deluge of rain, and lost almost immediately. Killed a brace of very 

 bad foxes at Catton. Walton Wood and Lullington blank. 



Taesday, Norhiiry. — Killed a fox from Hope Wood. Drew Raddle Wood, 

 Cubley Gorse and Eaton Wood blank. Found a brace of foxes in Wardley 

 Coppice, got away close to one, ran over the brook, and to ground in a drain. 

 All Sudbury blank. Found at Sapperton, ran very fast over the Park, down to 

 the old Maresfield Gorse, turned to the left, and hunted on to the Lake Bank, 

 but, there being two, if not three, foxes on foot, we could do no more. 



Thursday, Kedleston. Gate. — Drew Markeaton and the Vicar Wood blank. 

 Found in the Langley Gorse, ran a ring and back across Kedleston Park to the 

 Vicar Wood, and on to Brailsford, where our fox got to gi'ound in a drain. 

 Culland, Longford, and Bentley Car blank. Found in a spinny at the back of 

 the Daisy House Farm, ran a ring by Mamerton into Longford Car and out, 

 up the brookside, towards Bentley. Here a fresh fox jumped up, and we came 

 back with him through the car, and ran past ^lamerton and by Barton down 

 to Saint's Farm, and on almost to Sapperton Covert and by Fostou Mill within 

 a field of the Foston Coverts, where we again changed foxes, and ran up to 

 Boylestone, and stopped the hounds. 



Saturday, Loxlty. — Killed a bad fox in the Alder Car. Found in the Park 

 Covert, and ran almost to Friar's Coppice, which we left on the right, and went 

 on nearly to the High Wood, and from there, by High Fields, do'wn to Bramshall 

 Crossing. Here we turned back and ran by Woodcock Heath, through Kingston 

 village up to the farm at Loxley, just above the Alder Car, where we killed him. 

 Time, one hour and thirty -five minutes, hounds running fast at times. 



Monday, Fehruary 19th, Dunstall. — Found in Smith's Hills, ran down the 

 meadows to the Trent, which the fox crossed. Came back and drew the rest of 

 Dunstall blank. Found in the Oak Covert at Rangemore. Three foxes on foot 

 in less than five minutes. Hunted a vixen, heavy in cub, down to Tatenhill and 

 left her. Found at Needwood, ran fast into the Greaves, and out along the 

 meadows to Marchington Clift', where hounds divided, and we stopped them. 



Tuesday, Foston. — Found in the Lemon Hole, ran fast, with one slight check, 

 through Church Broughton to Potter's Covert — twenty minutes — and on from 

 there, by Mamerton, into Longford Car, and had our fox dead beat, but were 

 unfortunately halloaed away on a fresh fox, and ran through AlkmOnton Bottoms, 

 by the Dairy House, over the Longford brook nearly to Sutton village, and on 

 slowly towards Hilton village, and lost. Found in Hilton Gorse, ran a ring 

 towards Pennywaste, and back within two fields of the gorse, over the brook, by 

 Sutton Gorse and Trusley, up to the Rough at Radburne. High wind all day, 

 and no scent when hounds were running down-wind. Very unlucky not to kill 

 our fox at Longford. 



Thursday, Stenson Lock. — Found in Arleston Gorse, ran within a field of 

 Stenson Covert, over the railway almost to Osmaston, and came to a long check 



