42 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [I88O 



Car and a ring round into Ravensdale Park, and hunted him slowly on, with no 

 scent, to ^lercaston Stoop, and lost him. 



hiattmlmj, Braycott Cliff.— Yonnd. in Bull's Park and ran about the woods 

 all day. 



Monday, March 22nd, Charthy. —KiUed a fine old dog fox in the gorse. Foimd 

 in the Birch Coppice, ran through the corner of Drointon Wood, and turned to 

 the left down the brook side, as if he meant going to Blithfield, but recrossed the 

 Blythe and ran through Newton Gorse, and came to a check on the other side ; 

 got on his line again and hunted him through the Moss and to ground in an old 

 drain in the middle of the park. Very nice run. Gratwich Wood, Loxley, and 

 the gorse blank. 



Tuesday, Kinyston. — Ran into Bagot's Woods, and had a good woodland 

 day, running out at times into the open. 



Thursday, Brethy Mill. — The Shrubs blank. Foimd a lame fox in a planta- 

 tion close by, and killed him in three minutes. Did not find again all day. 



Saturday, Buttermilk Hill. — Found in the far wood (Forest Banks) and ran 

 up to Marchington Clift", where our fox turned back, and we could do no more 

 with him. Tomlinson's Corner, etc., blank. Found in Black Gutter Coppice, 

 ran hard across the park and through the woods, until the fox disappeared 

 nn-steriously by the gi-avel ride. 



Monday, March 29th, Wolseley Bridge. — Found three or four different foxes, 

 and lost them one after another immediately. Absolutely no scent on the 

 Chace. 



Tuesday, Tliatched Lodye. — Foimd and ran fast through the woods, out over 

 the park, up to Field House Coppice, where he was headed and turned short 

 back, through Hart's Coppice, over the park again, and to gi-ound in the middle 

 of the woods. Good gallop and wonderful scent, considering how hot and dry it 

 was. Ean another fox out of the woods, through Friar's Coppice, and to ground 

 nnder a ti-ee. Then found in the Cliff Banks, and ran down to Smallwood, and 

 a ring back to the woods. 



Tuesday, April 6th, Buttermilk Hill. — An extra day after the elections. 

 Found in the Dog Kennel Wood, ran through the Cliff Banks and along tlie 

 Forest Banks as far as the Swilcar Wood, turned back and killed him under 

 Buttermilk Hill. Found again in the middle of the woods, ran a ring through 

 them, then out byDunstall down to Abbots Bromley, on through the Warren 

 Covert at Blithfield, down to Blithe Moor, turned to the left here, ran nicely to 

 Forge Coppice, and killed him in the village of Abbots Bromley. Capital run 

 and good ending to the season. 



Stopped by frost, twenty-eight days ; hounds out, ninety-three days ; foxes 

 killed, thirty-three and a half brace ; foxes run to ground, fourteen and a half 

 brace ; killed in regular hunting, twenty-three and a half brace. 



