132 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1886 



received in reference to these resolutions. He might tell 

 them no one in the county had had anything to do with 

 drawing up these resolutions but himself, and any person 

 was perfectly at liberty to criticize them. There were 

 three gentlemen connected with the Hunt who, he knew, 

 would not be able to attend the meeting — therefore, he 

 thought it desirable to have their views on the resolutions. 

 The first and foremost was Lord Bagot, almost the father 

 of the Hunt. (Hear, hear. ) He was unable to attend the 

 meeting in consequence of being confined to his room in 

 London, and the other two were both prominently con- 

 nected with the Hunt, and were now in the south of France 

 — Lord Waterpark and Mr. S. W. Clowes. The resolutions 

 were as follows : That the landlords, tenant farmers, 

 and members of the Meyuell Hunt fully appreciate the 

 desire of the Master of the Hunt, Mr. Chandos-Pole, to 

 show increased sport, and are of opinion that the following 

 resolutions should be agreed to : (1) That all covers in 

 Derbyshire, north of the Trent, except Elvaston, Chellas- 

 ton, and Aston, shall be retained for the sole use of the 

 Meynell hounds, either for hunting or cub-hunting. (2) 

 That Mr. Chandos-Pole have the privilege to hunt his 

 private pack in any other part of the Meynell country 

 that may need or will bear additional hunting. (3) That 

 the hunting days of the Meynell hounds will in future 

 be Monday and Friday in Stafibrdshire, Tuesday and 

 Thursday in Derbyshire ; Wednesday and Saturday will 

 be at Mr. Chandos-Pole's disposal — but, in any case, hunt- 

 ing on Saturday is not to be discontinued. (4) That the 

 hunting in Derbysliire, north of the Trent, shall be dis- 

 continued on March 31st in each year, except Elvaston, 

 Chellaston, and Aston. The Chairman then went on to 

 read the replies he had received from the gentlemen above 

 referred to. Lord Bagot wrote that he was quite of the 

 Chairman's opinion that his (the Chairman's) part of Derby- 

 shire would not stand more than two days a week, and if 

 more were attempted, it would rather tend to spoil than 

 to increase sport. He agreed with the resolution. Lord 



