. A history of the Meynell hounds and country, 1780-1901 . es once if not twice). Here he was headedand turned back by Newton Gorse, and ran into Bagots Woods. Got on a freshfox again there, ran back to Newton Gorse, almost up to Chartley, and back byMoreton Gorse, as if they were going to Bishton, where we stopped the hounds,as it was almost dark, the horses were all tired, and every one had gone the time we went away from Laurences Wood till we gave over, we wererunning three hours and forty-five minutes. Tuesday, December 3rd, Braihford.—No foxes in any of the coverts atBrailsford
. A history of the Meynell hounds and country, 1780-1901 . es once if not twice). Here he was headedand turned back by Newton Gorse, and ran into Bagots Woods. Got on a freshfox again there, ran back to Newton Gorse, almost up to Chartley, and back byMoreton Gorse, as if they were going to Bishton, where we stopped the hounds,as it was almost dark, the horses were all tired, and every one had gone the time we went away from Laurences Wood till we gave over, we wererunning three hours and forty-five minutes. Tuesday, December 3rd, Braihford.—No foxes in any of the coverts atBrailsford. Found at Ednaston, ran a ring for twenty-five minutes, and toground in a rabbit-hole in the gorse. Country very heavy and boggy. Cullandplantation blank. Found in the Reeves Moor at Longford, raced up to thecar, but the brute would not go away for a long time, and, at last, when he did,he went to ground in an old earth by the Icehouse. Thursday, December 5th, Badbvrne.—Frost. Saturday, December 7th, Cation.—Two or three foxes in Catton Wood. One,. London Sampson Low. UarsLon & Co Ltd 1872] FIRST OF THE GREAT LOXLEY RUNS. 329 after being headed several times, went away by Walton Wood up to Lullington,where he went to ground. Found several foxes in Homestall Wood, ran one toLullington to ground, Colvile having suddenly taken objection to having theearths stopped. Found again in the covert below Walton Hall, but could notdo much. Plenty of foxes all over this country. I was not out, having gone toHugby to try and buy a horse. Monday, December 9th, Sudbury Coppice.—A brace of foxes went away atonce, one turned back to the Bottoms, the other, which we hunted, went byVernons Oak, leaving Cubley village to the left, up to Bentley Hall, where wechecked. There was a great deal of snow on the ground, and up to this point—twenty-five minutes, very fast—the hounds ran clean away from us. Went on toBentley Car, where the hounds showed a line into the covert, but whether or not
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