54 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1880 



were showing, and people remarked that it had never been 

 better since the very first year that Charles carried the 

 horn in 1872-1873. 



Diary continued : — 



Thursdaij, Kedleston village. — Found in Breward's Car, ran a ring by the 

 Lilies, back to the Car, rattled him about in the covert some time, and killed him, 

 and, curiously enough, part of the pack chopped another fox at the very same 

 moment and within twenty yards of where the other fox was killed. Ravensdale 

 Park and the New Gorse blank. Got on a disturbed fox by Mercaston, hunted 

 him back to Breward's Car, and ran him down to Weston, where he must have 

 got to gi-ound. Wilde Park and Brail sford blank. 



Saturday, Brethj Mill. — Frost. 



Monday^ Decembtr 20ih, Bramshall. — Frost. 



Tuesday, Shirley Park. — Frost. 



Thursday, Hadburne.—Voimd in the Rough, ran nearly to Langley village, 

 turned back by the Squire's Gorse and the Nursery, and came to a check at the 

 back of Radburne village — thirty minutes up to this ; hit it off again and hunted 

 slowly by Burrows up to Brailsford, and lost. Found in Culland — a brace of 

 foxes ; ran nearly to Burrows, turned to the left to Brailsford, on through AVhite's 

 covert nearly down to Mercaston, turned back by Brailsford again and hunted 

 him into the gorse, where he got to ground. 



Friday, Hoar Cross village. — Yoxall blank. Found in the Deanery Covert, 

 and ran to ground at Dunstall. Drew the coverts at Dunstall and Rangemore 

 blank. Knightley Park, the Holly Covert, and Byrkley Lodge the same. Went 

 to Brakenhurst, ran a ring out and back, and lost him. Jackson's Bank blank. 



Monday, December 27th, Bramshall. — Snow. 



Tuesday, Marston-Mon tgomery. — Snow. 



Wednesday, Mar ston- Montgomery. — Found in Eaton Wood, walked after our 

 fox down to Doveridge, but tliere was absolutely no scent, and hounds could 

 never speak to it. A brace of foxes at Cubley, but could do nothing. It never 

 ceased pouring the whole day. 



Tlmrsday, WilUngton. — One fox went away from Arleston Gorse, Avhile 

 hounds were close at another ; he then went away, but turned back in the third 

 held, and was killed. A brace in Hell Meadows Covert. Got away with one, but he 

 came back, and then we got on the line of a fox that must have been gone some 

 time, and we could only Imnt him up to Spilsbury's. Did not find at Egginton 

 or Sutton Gorse. Drew the Spath, but men were working in part of it. Found 

 in the Pennywaste, but this fox had been gone some time, ran him down the 

 meadows to Tutbury, when darkness (4.15) put a stop to further proceedings. 



Saturday, Brethy Mill. — Ran one fox about in Repton Shrubs, and killed him. 

 Another went away, and we hunted him, with a veiy bad scent, through Carver's 

 Rocks, Smith's Gorse, the Pistern Hills, into the South Woods. Here we 

 changed, I think, and ran back to Carver's Rocks, changed again, and came back 

 to the Pistern Hills, and lost on the foiled ground. Did not find at Bretby. 



Monday, January 3rd, Blithfield. — Drew the whole of that side of the 

 country blank, and did not find till we got into the Woods, and then there were 

 no end of foxes on foot, and hounds divided into several lots; got them together, 

 and came home. 



