10 THE MEYIs^ELL HOUNDS. [1878 



lost. Found in Ingleby Heath, ran fast, up-wind, to Repton Shrubs, and slowly- 

 back to Gorstey Leys, and came home. Poor scent all day. 



Tuesday, Sudbm-y.— Y ound by the Lake Bank; ran to the Yelt Farm at 

 Doveridge, on by Hill Soraersal, below the kennels, and to ground in the Breach. 

 Bolted him, ran through the pleasure grounds, down to the river, wliich he 

 either crossed or went on to Foston. Found in the Coppice, ran through the 

 Bottoms, over the Park, by Sapperton, on to Barton, and lost in a heavy storm. 

 Good fox. Bad scent. 



Thursday, Brailsford, — Found in the Covert by the Pool Head, ran over the 

 turnpike-road by Wilde Park, and into Langley Gorse, where our fox disappeared. 

 Found in White's Covert, ran nearly to Brailsford Gorse, crossed the road ; ran 

 by the church and the Culland House, by the Burrows, and to Langley Common 

 Gorse, through the Vicar Wood, by Wilde Park and White's Covert, and lost on 

 the foiled ground at the back of Brailsford village. Capital day's sport. 



Saturday, Bagofs Woods. — Found, and ran out of the woods, by the back of 

 Abbot's Bromley, by Forge Coppice, and to ground in a tree by the Warren 

 Covert at Blithfield. Spent the rest of the day in the woods. 



Monday, January lAth, Mackworth. — Found at Markeaton ; ran up to 

 Langley Gorse, and killed. Found again at Allestree, ran a ring and back to 

 ground in the covert. A brace of foxes at Darley osier-bed, hunted one 

 through Allestree, and Breward's Car, on to Muggintou, where the scent failed 

 altogether. 



Tuesday, Tuthury Station. — Found at Hilton, ran down to Foston, and back 

 to the gorse. Came away with a fresh fox, ran again to Foston, got up to our 

 fox in Lemon Hole, ran him up the meadows, a ring round nearly to Sapperton, 

 into the Cummery Wood and killed him. A good day's sport. 



Thursday, Bangemore. — Did not find till we got to the Oak Covert, ran 

 through the Rocket Oak, and to ground in Tatenhill Lane. Found in Hanbury 

 Park Covert, and ran nearly to Castle Hayes, back through Byrkley Lodge and 

 Yoxall, and to ground in a pit by Longcroft. Capital run of an hour and thirty- 

 five minutes. Hounds running hard at times. 



On Saturday, January 19tli, hounds came to Blithfield 

 for a special event — the coming of age of the Hon. William 

 Bagot, who celebrated the occasion personally, like a true 

 Bagot, by going out hunting, though he looked in to see 

 that all was well at the great dinner to three hundred 

 people in Abbot's Bromley, on his return, and met with 

 an enthusiastic reception. There were all sorts of grand 

 doings — presentations and addresses on the one part, and 

 good cheer, provided for all classes, on the other, winding 

 up with a ball on Monday night at the Hall. Amongst 

 the guests were the following : Lord and Lady Bagot, the 

 Hon. William Bagot, the Hoc. Walter Bagot, the Hon. 

 Misses Louisa, Constance, Katherine, and Lilah Bagot, the 

 Hon. and Rev. H. C. and Mrs. Bagot, Col. the Hon. 



