230 CHASE OF THE WILD RED DEER 



to water again below Helebridge ; now over Berry Hill, 

 sought the Haddon coverts, reaching Padwells, and 

 then through Storridge Woods to Harford ; now crossed 

 the Haddeo into Whimbleball Wood and thence over 

 Haddon Hill to Deer Park ; broke again on to the hill 

 and made straight for Skilgate, and through Oxenhams 

 brake to Hayne plantation ; left this for Clayhanger. 

 Here we found it was a young male deer, and the hounds 

 were stopped after a run of six hours ; they were so 

 knocked up, for it rained most of the run, as to reach 

 their kennel with difficulty. 



October nth. — Dulverton. Found a hind with the pack 

 in North Barton Wood, Hawkridge. She took over the 

 heath to Shercombe farm, then crossed below Lyshwell to 

 Anstey Common, on to Holland Common, and slanted it 

 for Willingford ; then up over Lyddons Hill to Sandy- 

 way, and crossed down over Longstone Mill for Long- 

 wood, and beat down to Heasley Mills, broke up into Old 

 Park, and on to Mr. Bampfylde's kennels ; now sought 

 the Northmolton river, went down it a short distance, 

 then turned out and lay down in a potato garden ; the 

 hounds faulted her, and were cast down stream a mile 

 and a half without hitting her; then backed it and passed 

 over her a second time. After trying up the river some 

 distance, finding she had not broke, they returned. Mr. 

 Boyse, the only one with them, rode into the potato 

 garden, and she jumped up under his horse's nose ; she 

 broke into the Northmolton road, and they viewed her to 

 Holywell. She then turned over the hill for Sandyway, 

 then to Crooked Post, and then to Landacre bridge. 

 Contrary to expectations, after such a chase, she took up 

 stream to Sherdon Hutch, broke from it to the right, up 



