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and eaten by the hounds. This shows that the good old 

 custom of tufting should never be dispensed with, except 

 under very peculiar circumstances. On the next hunting- 

 day, the 30th April, we found a hind in Worthy Wood, 

 Culbone ; she immediately went to sea. not running ten 

 minutes. This deer was found dead on the beach the 

 next morning, washed in by the tide. I never knew a 

 similar instance, and imagine she was injured. I have 

 known many a deer go three or four miles out to sea and 

 return when left to themselves. 



May 4///.— The meet was Porlock. Soon found in 

 Park Brake ; the hind at once faced the open country, and 

 such was the pace over Exmoor, that no horse could live 

 with the hounds ; the consequence was, that before any 

 of the sportsmen could catch them, they had killed and 

 eaten their deer. The hounds killed eleven hinds this 

 spring. 



August 2\st. — News was brought to Holnicotc this 

 morning that a good stag was standing in Yellowcombc, 

 in Horner. The pack was taken to the spot, and laid on 

 in view ; he broke over Cloutsham, for Stoke Pero, and in 

 over to Blackford ; here the hounds viewed and raced him 

 up to Alderman's l^urrow ; from this he turned to the 

 right, and they ran him to Wear Wood, scarcely out 

 of view the whole distance over the open ; he now turned 

 over Oare Common, for liadgworthy Wood, and here 

 stopped ; broke out in view ; a very quick gallop now 

 took place over Brendon Common on to Farleigh ; from 

 this to Cheriton Ridge, which was crossed for Barbrick 

 Mills, and eventually they ran into and killed him at I Isford 

 Bridge. ' Highover,' Sir Thomas Acland's horse, was 

 injured during this run, and was so lame at Cheriton, that 



