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ran through the covert by Tloar Cross village nearly up to the new Hall, 

 but turned to the right over the hill, then to the left through the Birchwood, over 

 Bromley Park to the corner of Lord's Coppice, turned to the right round Daisy 

 liank by Park gate into the chantry, over the brook, and killed at Newborough 

 end. Time, two hours and ten minutes, and a capital hunting run. 



Tuesday, (Juhley Stoop.— The gorse, Bentley Car, and covert by Saint's 

 blank. Found at Sapperton, ran very fast nearly up to the kennels at Sudbury, 

 turned to the left, back over the park, and ran back to Sapperton, where we 

 viewed him, dead beat, in the covert. Plounds, however, were hallaoed away on 

 a fresh fox, and we ran back to Sudbury Park, by Hare Hill and Boylestone on to 

 Saint's, and through Alkmontcm Bottoms, and lost him. Found in the Longford 

 Car, ran very nicely to Boylestone, where scent failed altogether. 



Thursday, Radhurne. — Drew the Parson's Gorse blank. Found in Langley 

 Gorse, and ran to ground in a drain by Weston. Drew the covert there and the 

 Vicar Wood without finding. Found again in Langley Gorse, ran to Radburne 

 village, and lost. Poor scent. Drew the Rough, hunted up to the Parson's 

 Gorse, and back to the Rough, but could not get on at all. 



Field, January 12th, 1878 : — 



THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. 



On Friday, the 4th inst., a highly important meeting of the members of this 

 Hunt was held at St. James's Hotel, Derby, when there was a very large attend- 

 ance, the principal room being crammed with noblemen and gentlemen from all 

 parts of the county of Derby. The object of the gathering was to consider the 

 resignation by Mr. S. W. Clowes, who has for some period been associated in 

 the joint Mastership of the Hunt with Lord Waterpark. 



The Chairman (Lord Bagot), in commencing the business, explained how 

 matters stood, and said it would be the duty of the members to appoint a new 

 Master, or new Masters, for hunting the country. 



The Hon. E. K. W. Coke then observed that, in order to start the fox, he 

 would make a few remarks. Lord Waterpark and Mr. Clowes had held the 

 Mastership for three years, and he now regi-etted to state that it had been 

 intimated to the Hunt committee that they did not intend to hunt the country 

 any more. Mr. Clowes retired without reservation of any kind ; but Lord Water- 

 park had intimated that he only wished to retire under certain conditions. (Hear, 

 hear.) Lord Waterpark was quite willing to continue to hunt the pack if the 

 requisite funds were provided. (Cheers.) It was quite patent that the expenses 

 of the Hunt were much in excess of the amount they had been able to provide 

 for the Master. The loss had hitherto been borne by Mr. Clowes and Lord 

 Waterpark jointly, but the latter would not be prepared in future to bear the 

 burden of the balance of excess on a certain sum. The annual expenditure of 

 the pack was very large, and he thought they would hardly be able to subscribe 

 more than £2500 a year to help the Master in the future. From the statement 

 of Mr. Watson, the hon. secretary, it appeared that, in addition to the £2500 to 

 the masters, there was rent of coverts, £85; repair of coverts, £48 15s.; com- 

 pensation for poultry, £228 7.s. &d. ; and earth stopping, £6G. Then there was 

 the cost for the repairs and painting of the kennels, which, however, would not 

 jirobably be so much in the future. Altogether they had spent £3889 Is. bd., 

 whilst their income had been £3223 Q>s. 9tZ., leaving a balance due to the bank 

 nf £665 14s. Bd. Thus they were not in a very satisfactory condition, but still 



