234 THE MEYNELL HOUNDS. [1897 



at Mayfield, where there is a Roman encampment, of 

 which he is fond of telling a good story. He said to his 

 man, one day, pointing to it — 



"They say it is an old Roman encampment." 



" I'm sure it is ! " the other answered. " For it was 

 made by either Shakespeare or Oliver Cromwell ! " 



In the season of 1896-1897, the three Messrs. Carlisle 

 came to Houndhill, Marchington. They are all devoted to 

 hunting, and the youngest, Mr. Douglas Carlisle, who is a 

 very good cricketer, was in the Winchester eleven. 



To return, however, to the affairs of the Hunt. At the 

 end of this season, Mr. Fort, after due consideration, 

 decided to resign his position as Field Master. An 

 account of the Hunt meeting which followed this step is 

 given in the Field. 



Field, April 17th, 1897 :— 



THE MEYNELL HUNT. 

 Eesignation of the Deputy-Master. 



The annual meeting of subscribers, members, and farmers of the Meynell 

 Hunt was held at the Town Hall, Uttoxeter, on Wednesday. Sir Francis 

 Burdett was voted to the Chair, and those present included Lord Waterpark, Mr. 

 R. Fort (Deputy-Master), Mr. A. C. Duncombe, Mr. W, Bodeu, Mr. F. C. Newton 

 (hon. sec), Mr. F. W. Peacock, Mr. W. Power, Mr. W. Nuttall, Mr. Holden, Mr. 

 Caldecott, Capt. Dawson, Col. O'Shaughnessy, Mr. Gisborne, Mr. Jervis Smith, 

 Capt. H. C. Holland, and a number of farmers. The balance-sheet for the year 

 ending October 31st, 1896, was presented and accepted. The revenue account 

 showed to credit a surplus balance forward of over £50, and subscriptions to the 

 amount of £3884 16s. \d., making a total of £3935 10s. 3id On the debtor side 

 were payments to the Master (Mr. Hamar Bass, M.P.), £2000 ; establishment 

 amount, £136 ; coverts, £334 ; compensation, £690 ; finds, £184 ; repayment of 

 mortgage, £200 ; and other minor payments, leaving a surplus on tliis amount 

 of £203 13s. 6fZ. The year's balance-sheet showed assets £702, and liabilities 

 £200 less. The balance in hand standing to the ball account was £51, though 

 there was only apparently a bare surplus on the ball of February last. 



Lord Scarsdale, Mr. Grant, Mr. Lionel Gisborne, and Sir R. Gresley were 

 elected to the vacancies on the Hunt committee. — Mr. Fort proposed a vote of 

 thanks to the landowners, covert owners, and the farmers whose land they 

 had hunted over. They had found as many foxes as in any previous season, and 

 they must thank the gentlemen who gave them such facilities for sport. They 

 must consider themselves lucky in the way in which farmers met them. Con- 

 sidering that there were very few hunting farmers in the country, it was 

 wonderful how cordially they welcomed the Hunt when hounds crossed their 

 land. — Mr. A. C. Duncombe, in seconding the vote, said that though there was 

 little barbed wire in the country, he believed there would be less, and they really 



