28 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. 



[1879 



lost him. He must have got to ground somewhere, as we cast all round and 



hit him off. We v 

 changed foxes at least once. 



could not hit him off. We were manning two liours and a quarter, and must have 



Monday, March lOth, Forcmarl:— Found in Gorstey Leys, ran a ring out 

 and hack towards Ticknall, hack through the wood and by Ingleby Heath up to 

 Carver's Rocks, where he was viewed, dead beat, but managed to beat us. 

 Several foxes in Repton Shrubs, ran one to Gorstey Leys, but scent failed 

 completely over the foiled ground. 



Tuesday, Boveridge.— Found three or four foxes together in Eaton Wood, ran 

 one very fast, up to the Birch Coppice, and on by Brown's farm, over the brook, 

 and killed him in the Wilderness. Thirty minutes. Found in Sudbury Coppice, 

 ran under the kennels, over the Park nearly to Sapperton, and on to Church 

 Broughton, and here he beat us. Went to Sapperton, got on a run fox, in all 

 probability the same fox we had lost at Church Broughton, ran him up to Sudbury 

 —in view all across the Park— and killed him in the Coppice. 



Thursday, Mercaston Stoop.— Found a fox in a fallow field under Ravensdale 

 Parkj hunted him slowly round and back to Wilde Park and lost him— no scent. 

 Went to Langley Gorse, ran rather prettily up to the Squire's Gorse at Radburne 

 and on to the Nursery, and lost. Found in the Rough, ran towards Sutton, turned 

 back through the Rough, and hunted up to Long Lane, but could do nothing more. 



Saturday, Blithhary. — Found in Laurence's Wood, ran over Bromley Park, 

 through Hart's Coppice, and the Dog Kennel Wood, into the Banks, out by 

 Buttermilk Hill, and along under the woods to Friar's Coppice, and into Bagot's 

 Woods. Ran him about for some time and had him, dead beat, but were 

 halloaed over the road to a fresh fox, and ran through Kingston Woods and back 

 several times, and came home. 



Of :\Ionday, March 17tli, " Needwood," iu the Field, 

 wrote the followinof account : — 



THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. 



For the last three weeks we have had an uninterrupted period of excellent 

 sport. Almost every day has afforded a gallop, and many of them have been 

 first-class, making up as far as possible for the long time we were stopped by the 

 memorable frost of 1878-9. Amid so many good and satisfactory gallops, it is 

 hard to select one ; but, perhaps, taken all round, for hunting, pace, and finish, 

 the run of Monday last was as good as any. The master, Lord Watei-park, was 

 unfortunately not with us at the meet at Newboro' village. Owing to reports of 

 a vixen and cubs, the Chantry and Birchwood were passed, and we first drew the 

 I'rakenhurst. Exactly at one o'clock the first challenge was heard, and shortly 

 after a full chorus proclaimed bold Reynard at home. To the end of the covert 

 he takes us, and here for a moment they dwelt ; but old Legacy soon put us 

 right, and out they go for New Church, but, doubling back, they push him out 

 on the Hoar Cross side, by Hoar Cross village, on to Birchwood, and then by 

 Bromley Park. Here was some pretty hunting and fair fencing. At a good pace 

 they go into Bagot's Park ; but on this usually excellent scenting-ground we 

 could only go a fair pace; but when we got to Birch Coppy scent improved, and 

 " Forward, away ! " is the cry, to the right by Marchington woodlands, by Small- 

 wood Manor. Here he turned sharp round to the left, and in Floyer's Coppy the 

 welcome " who-woop " told us that blood had rewarded the gallant bitch pack 



