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stag with the hounds swimming after him for at least 

 half a mile. 



1813. — Much excellent sport was afforded this sprin^r 

 and many a good run experienced : the last chase was 

 supposed to be the fastest ever run. The stags were 

 driven away from the Horner and Culbone coverts by 

 harriers; it is a pity they should be allowed to hunt 

 hares until October, 



September 7^'/^— Met at Withypoole, and found a brace 

 of stags in Greystone Wood. The best of them went 

 down the bottom and over North Moor ; the other broke 

 over South Batsham for the mill, and passing over 

 Withypoole Common reached Brightworthy Down, and 

 on to water at Sherdon Hutch. The pack was laid on 

 on Withypoole Hill ; from Sherdon he beat up the 

 middle of the Barle river to near Simonsbath, then 

 passed over Windstiching and Clovenrocks for the Exe 

 river ; broke from it below Prayway, then down Lono-. 

 combe to Badgworthy; from this he broke to Oare 

 Common, as if making for the Shillets, but turned to 

 the right for Blackburrow, and crossed the Common 

 for Exford ; on reaching the wall below Orchard Combe 

 he could not leap it ; he now beat back for Chetsford 

 water, and went down to Nutscale brake. The hounds 

 here came to a check, and a heavy hailstorm with rain 

 and sleet coming on, we lost him. During this run 

 Mr. Sanger, of White Chappie, near Southmolton, had 

 a very narrow escape. He was about to ride down 

 Execleave when his horse slid, and his hind legs flew 

 up. Mr. S. had just time to throw himself from the 

 saddle, when the horse slipped again, and was pre- 

 cipitated to the bottom. He was got up and taken 



