1890] 



THE ANNUAL MEETING. 



165 



Field, April 19th, 1890 :— 



THE MEYNELL HUNT. 



The annual meeting of the members of this Hunt was held at Derby, on 

 April 11th, Lord Bagot in the chair. Among those present were Lord Scarsdale, 

 Lord Burton, Lord Hindlip, Sir W. Evans, Sir R. Hardy, Col. Coke, Mr. Hamar 

 Bass, M.P., etc. The balance-sheet showed the expenditure of the year to have 

 been £3193 16s. 3|(^., while the receipts of the year were £2940 16s. The 

 accounts were passed, and Mr. Bird referred to the fact that only a few years 

 since the subscriptions amounted to £4000. — Mi*. Newton mentioned that, 

 although there was the deficit of £253 Os. 3|c?., the actual expenditure had been 

 £120 less than in the previous year. The subscriptions, however, had been 

 £500 less, although they would be increased by £300 this year. — Mr. Bird moved 

 that the committee be asked to consider whether they could not take steps to 

 increase the subscriptions. — This was seconded by Mr. Peacock, and carried. — 

 The Chairman moved the re-election of Mr. Hamar Bass as Master for the ensu- 

 ing three years. This having been carried by acclamation, Mr, Bass expressed 

 his acknowledgments. He alluded to the amicable and pleasant relations 

 which had existed between the Hunt and all classes. He had never known 

 foxes better in March than this year, and in some places they were really 

 man'ellous. As regarded the hounds, owing to the kindness of Lord Vernon, 

 and some trifling efforts of his own, he thought that they were now better as a 

 pack than they had ever been since their location at Sudbury. He always gave 

 the strictest orders that all hay and straw should be bought in the Meynell 

 country. He had obtained a thoroughbred stallion, Jupiter, to which local 

 tenant farmers could put mares, free of charge, under certain conditions. He 

 hoped next year to have another sire available. — The proceedings closed with 

 sundry votes of thanks. 



ENTERED IN 1889. 



