MADELEY— MARSTON— MAER. 265 



NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOUNDS. 



The North Stafifordshire Hounds met on Monday at Madeley. The Jtlaster 

 (the Duke of Sutherland) carried the horn, and those present included the 

 recently appointed joint Master, Major Stamer, together with the Right Hon. 

 Henry Chaplin, Lord Shrewsbury, Sir Delves Broughton, Miss Twyford, Miss 

 Chetwode, Mr. Reginald Corbet, junior, Mr. Arthur Brocklehurst, Major and Miss 

 Kearsley, Colonel and Mrs. Dobson, IMr. Harrison, Miss Harrison, Mr. Coghill, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Donaldson Hudson, Baron von Trutzschler, and many others. 

 Numerous foxes were discovered in Wrinehill Woods, and in quick succession 

 a couple were pushed out, only to return after ringing round for a few minutes. 

 From Checkley Wood a run of nearly an hour's duration was experienced, 

 although the going was perhaps hardly so fast as might have been anticipated. 

 Coming out towards Wrinehill Woods, the fox bolted through cover, swer\'ed 

 right back to Checkley, and out again, leaving Finson's Hay slightly on the 

 left, and thence almost on to Woore, from where ne doubled quickly back past 

 Onneley, and was eventually lost. 



From Boxall's diary : 



'^December 1th, 1900. Marston.— Found in Hopton Gorse. Had one of the 

 best gallops of the season. Ran a very wide ring by Enson, Yarlet, New Build- 

 ings, Bird's of Hopton, back by Hopton Gorse, Salt Heath, Yarlet Wood, and 

 beat us at Marston. Found in Shallowford Gorse. Had a sharp twenty minutes. 

 Ran him to ground at Pirehill. Was halloaed on to another fox ; doubtful, but did 

 not do much. A very good day's sport. The first run was very good, but was 

 maiTed a little owing to wnre. 



" December 8th, 1900. Maer Hcdl.— Found on the hills. Bustled him about 

 a little, and lost him near Camp Hill. Drew the Fern Banks blank. Found in 

 the Bitterns. Ran him to gi'ound at Barr Hill. Dug him out, and turned him 

 down in the Bitterns. He went away again towards Barr Hill, but got headed 

 back. The hounds met and killed him. Found in Radwood. Ran sharp to 

 Aston Cliff, back to Radwood, and beat us. Found again on Maer Hills, but did 

 nothing. Drrw Blackbrook Bogs blank. Rather hot, choking day. Not much 

 scent, only when hounds ran up Avind." 



This Maer day is also chronicled in the Staffordshire 

 Advertiser of December 15th, as follows, coupled with a 

 day from Doddington, on Monday, December 10th : — 



NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE HOUNDS. 



On Saturday the rendezvous was Maer. The joint Master, Major Stamer, 

 had charge of the field, and amongst the followers were Lord Henry Grosvenor, 

 Mr. and the Misses Harrison (Maer), Mr. Fenwick Harrison, M.F.H., Mr. and 

 Mrs. Vaughan Williams (EccleshaU), Mrs. Guy Knight, Mr. R. C. Donaldson- 

 Hudson (Cheswardine), Mrs. Davies Cook, Miss Twyford (Whitmore), ]\Irs, 

 Wicksted (Betley Hall), Mr. W. Stamer, Mr. Mather (Betley), Mr. John Knight, 

 ^fr. T. Cartlich (Manor House, Woore), Mr. R. A. Chichester (Cheswardine), 

 Mr. NoiTis (EccleshaU), Mr. Birch (Stone), Mr. Hines, Baron von Trutzschler, 

 Mr. Palmer, Mr. Young (Keele), Mr. and Mrs. W. Blockley (Moor Hall), Mr. W. 



