216 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1895 



stifle, and was not much use in the field on that account, 

 but he left some good puppies behind him, most of whom 

 perpetuate his light tan colour. 



Sir Peter Walker's point-to-point races were held at 

 Ednaston. The light-weight race was won by Captain 

 Gordon, of the 12th Lancers, the heavy weight by Lord 

 Lovat, of the 1st Life Guards, who was hunting with the 

 Meynell from Mr. Bott's house at Somersal-Herbert. 



The Meynell race was won by Mr. Power. 



The new names in the subscription list were — H. S. 

 Brenchley, Derby; Whitaker Cantrell, Smalley Hall, Derby ; 

 James B. Chartres, Culland, Derby; W. E. Emraott, 

 Somersal House ; Colonel Jelf, Offcote Hurst, Ashbourne 

 (an old subscriber returned after an absence) ; Major 

 O'Shaughnessy, East Lodge ; A. Eadclifl:e, Hound Hill, 

 Marchington ; J. R. TroUope, Tutbury ; Miss White, New 

 Lodge ; W. D. Winterbottom, Holme Hall, Bakewell ; 

 Dr. Wilson, Derby. 



1895-1896. 



In October, 1895, there arrived with Mr. and Mi-s. 

 Heseltine and Mr. W. Fraser Tytler a quiet-looking gentle- 

 man from Essex, an old Etonian, answering to the name of 

 Caldecott. He was "lang but he was leet," and he was 

 chary of his words. He did not override the hounds, and 

 was voted a nice quiet sportsman— about the highest 

 compliment any one could be paid — by the huntsman. 

 At Christmas he had a wonderful grey horse called Bogie 

 (which had been one of Lord Lonsdale's five-hundred- 

 guinea flyers), and the pair took some catching. People 

 began to say that this quiet sportsman had the best of 

 hands, was an exceptionally fine horseman, was as bold as 

 a lion, and a very good comrade to boot. Since then he 

 has confirmed these good opinions, and has added the 

 testimony of the ladies to that of the men. In fact, at the 

 Puppy Show in 1900 he was selected to return thanks for 

 the former, and showed himself possessed of ready wit. 



" All I know of the ladies," he said, " is, that, in the 



