4 THE MEYNELL HOUXDS. [1877 



they had was on October 24th, when, after a certain 

 amount of work to begin with, they ran from Baker's pit, 

 by Loxley Hall, through the Alder Car, by Highfields 

 nearly to Woodford, on to Smallwood, under the Forest 

 Banks to Woodside, through the woods, by Tomlinson's 

 corner, back into the Banks, and came home. 



They brought eighteen brace of cubs to hand al- 

 together. 



The regular season began, as usual, at Sudbury, on 

 Monday, October 29th. 



From Lord Waterpark's diary : — 



Lake Bank and coverts in the Park blank. Found in tlie Coppice, ran by 

 Vemon's Oak to Cubley, and lost. Did not find again at Sudbury. Got away 

 on good terms with a fox from the Ice-house Covert at Foston, rattled him round 

 by Aston, and killed him in the Decoy at Fuston. 



Tuesday, The New Inn. — Needwood, Byrkley Lodge, Black Brook, and the 

 Cupandition coverts blank. Found in the Hare Holds, ran to Castle Hayes, and 

 lost. Coverts there and Bank by Coton blank. 



Thursday, Badburne. — Went away at once from the Rough with an old fox, 

 ran hard over the brook by Trusley, and round by Dalbury back to the Rough, 

 and on up to the Parson's Gorse. Here there were several fresh foxes, one of 

 which we hunted back to the Rough, and lost. Went to Sutton Gorse, got away 

 on good terms with a cub, and killed him in ten minutes. 



Saturday, Blithhury. — Found in Pipe Wood, ran a wide ring, and to ground. 

 Cawarden Spring blank, as usual. Found in the Black Flats, hunted him into 

 Pipe Wood, where we rattled him about half an hour, and left him dead beat, 

 hounds being halloaed away on a fresh one. Ran fast by Laurence's Wood, over 

 the brook, up to Cross Hayes, where they checked, but hit it off again and ran 

 into the Brakenhurst, and here the scent failed altogether. 



Monday, November 5th, Newboi'owjh. — Three or four foxes on foot at Holly- 

 bush, ran one into Bull's Park, and along the Banks, and lost him. Found in the 

 Chantry, raced him through the Birchwood, and to ground in view in a pit-hole 

 not far from Cross Hayes. Found again in Jackson's Bank — three or four foxes 

 on foot — and came home. 



Tuesday, Eaton Wood. — A good fox went away at once from the far end, 

 ran by the Haven House to Somersaland on to Sudbury, and lost him. No scent. 

 Drew all Sudbury blank. Found in the Cummery Wood at Foston, ran by 

 Church Broughton nearly up to Barton, and lost. Came l>ack to Foston, found 

 again, ran a fox hard for a quarter of an hour, and killed him. Went to the 

 Lemon Hole, and hunted a fox very well to Sudbury Park, and gave it up. 



Thursday, Muyginton. — Killed a cub in Broward's Car, went away with 

 another, through Ravensdale Park and up to Turnditch, and lost. Found in 

 Wilde Park, ran hard up to Langley Gorse and on to the Vicar Wood. 



Saturday, Loxley. — Found fox in Carry Coppice, but he was headed back 

 as he broke covert, and the hounds met him and killed him. Went to Philips' 

 Gorse, found, and ran back to Carry Coppice and lost. Wretched scent. Trotted 



