34 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. HST? 



Tuesday, Cubley 6'<oop.— Found in Bentley Car, ran a ring back to the 

 covert, and killed. A brace of foxes at Longford ; hunted one through Alkmonton 

 Bottoms, by Potter's Covert, down to Sapperton, and killed a fox (I doiAt if it 

 •was our run fox) in the covert. Went away with another, ran two rings by 

 Sudbury, and marked him to ground in the Park. Poor scent all day. 



Thursday, Kedleston. —¥o\mCi in Frost's Bottoms, ran a ring, and lost by 

 Wilde Park. Found again in the plantation at Weston, ran by the Vicar Wood, 

 and to gi-ound in a drain in the village; bolted him, and ran to ground again at 

 :Mercaston, got him out, and killed him. Found in the New Gorse, and killed. 

 Went to Brailsford Gorse, and hunted a fox down to Longford. Very little 

 scent. 



Saturday, Anslow. — Frost. 



Monday, November 24th, BHthfieJd.— Sharp frost, and the roads a sheet of 

 ice. Found in Blithe Moor, but could do nothing with him. Stanley's Wood 

 and Newton Hurst blank. Came into the woods, and hunted till dark. 



Tuesday, Fostou.— Found by the house, and ran down the meadows, where 

 the hounds viewed the fox, and caught him. Ran a fox from the top coverts by 

 Foston Mill, leaving Sapperton to the right, back by the house down to Hatton, 

 and lost. Found in Hilton Gorse, but a workman headed the fox two fields from 

 the Gorse, and he turned back, and was killed. Went to Sutton, ran a ring very 

 fast and back to the Gorse, where hounds divided, five couples going on over the 

 Trusley road and killing their fox by the church. Stopped the remainder of the 

 pack. 



Thursday, Foreuiark. — Found in Gorstey Leys, ran a ring out, back through 

 the wood, and on to Calke Park, where they could not get on for the deer. All 

 the Calke coverts blank, also Hartshorn Gorse. Found in Repton Shrubs, ran 

 down to Carver's Rocks and back, but scent failed altogether. 



Saturday, Wychnor. — One lame fox, which ran to Barton, and disappeared. 

 Only a single fox at Dunstall, though we drew all the coverts, and hounds could 

 not hunt him. Found in Bannister's Wood, and ran to ground in a rabbit-hole 

 at Dunstall. Not an atom of scent all day. 



Monday, December \st, DraheJowe. — Frost. 



Tuesday, Doreri.d(/e. — Frost. 



Thursday, Radbarne. — Frost. 



Saturday, Newburo u;/h. — Frost. 



Monday, December 8fh, BHthbury. — Frost. 



Tuesday, Darlcy Moor. — Frost. 



Thursday, FJi'astoii.— Frost. 



Saturday, Anslow. — Frost. 



Monday, December 15th, Drakeloive. — Frost. 



Tuesday, Doveridge. — Frost. 



Tlmrsday, Badburne. — Frost. 



Friday, Badburne. — Charles took the hounds to covert, though it was quite 

 unfit to hunt. Found a fox in the Potlucks, ran him up to the road at Dalbury, 

 and came home. 



Saturday, Neivhorough. — Ran a fox twice round the Chantry, and killed him. 

 Found in Roost Hill, ran across to Bagot's Woods, where hounds divided ; got 

 them together, and came home. Ground ver}^ hard. 



Monday, December 22nd, BHthbury. — Found in Pipe Wood, ran a ring by 

 the Black Flats, and to ground in a pit-hole above Blythe Ford ; fox fiit, and dead 

 beat. Found in Laurence's Wood, ran through Pipe Wood, where he turned 

 short back, by Pear Tree Gorse over the brook, and, leaving Cross Hayes to the 



