250 CHASE OF THE WILD RED DEER 



October ^th. — Met at Harford ; the tufters found in 

 Uptonwood ; the pack was laid on by Hollery,and ran him 

 to Haynestown, then to Landsend, on to Winters, Higher 

 Shute, Little Haydon, Auctioneers, Haydon Burrow, 

 Raddon, Grants, and Wiveliscombe, from this to Budwell 

 Hays, Manorleigh Mill, to Spring Grove, then to Chipley, 

 Longford Buckville, and through Runnington churchyard 

 to Thorn and Woolcomberidge, and crossed to Lobbs 

 Copse ; here he was fresh found, then went to Werecot, 

 Chilcotts, and on to Culmstock beacon, the hounds all but 

 in view ; he now turned back by Blackdowngate to 

 Acton, and over Maiden Down to Mr. Sanford's plan- 

 tation ; here the hounds bayed him ; he again got away, 

 and the hounds could not follow him, the furze was so 

 thick, the deer could throw himself over it and his weight 

 bring him down, but the hounds could not do this. It 

 was now all but dark, and he was left dead beat in the 

 plantation, those of the field at the finish made the best 

 of their way to the inn at Whitehall, at which place the 

 pack, with the huntsman and whip, stayed the night ; the 

 Dulvertonians returned home at 3 A.M. So arduous a 

 day has scarcely ever been experienced : the hounds were 

 laid on at half-past ten A.M., and taken off at seven P.M. 

 The following morning the stag was found by the hounds 

 belonging to Mr. Collier. He was much injured, and so 

 exhausted, that he was killed almost immediately. 



May \6th, 1820. — The hounds met this day at Hunts- 

 ham, and were laid on a hind by Huntsham Castle ; they 

 ran her to Heards-in-the-way, then to Palfreys, and on to 

 Cove Chappie ; from this she sought the river Exe and 

 crossed it for High wood, and up through By rant copse 

 for Stuckeridge, and on to Oakford bridge ; she now 



