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recrossed the river for Wonham Wood, beat through it 

 on to Grant's farm, and to water again below Exebridge ; 

 turned out into Rippey Meadow, and on to Heal lime- 

 kilns, then to Broxbridge, and on to Langridge ; crossed 

 here for Weststeps, and then over Woodburn farm to 

 Tucker's Moor ; crossed it to Whitemoor, and by Eadson 

 for Knowstone Moor ; turned to the right as if for Baple's 

 Barton, but crossed on to Roseash Moor, and made for 

 Ashford and to Narracot ; she was here tally-hoed only 

 two fields ahead of the hounds ; they ran her to Black- 

 land and over Great Meshavv Moor to Newhouse ; here 

 they ran from scent to view in grand style, and kept 

 with her over Week Moor and brought her to water under 

 Week farm towards Bycott in the parish of Chulm- 

 leigh, where she was killed. This chase was through 

 the following parishes :—Huntsham, Tiverton, Stoodleigh, 

 Bampton, Oakford, Brushford, East Anstey, Knowstone, 

 Roseash, Meshaw, and Chulmleigh, and lasted three-and- 

 a-half hours. The distance from point to point over 

 thirty miles ; thirteen-and-a-half couple out of seventeen 

 in at the death. The hind-hunting season ended this 

 year with the 26th of May, a fortnight too late this ; but 

 last year it was carried into the second week in June, 

 which should never be done, if deer are to be preserved. 

 The hounds killed ten hinds this year, and showed 

 excellent sport. 



August i^th. — Stag-hunting for the season commenced 

 to-day. The fixture was Twitching, Culbone. Tufted 

 the woods but found no stag. The pack was now moved 

 to Holmbush, and the tufters found a stag in Parkwood, 

 and the hounds were laid on at Parson's Hill, and ran 

 him through Hawkcombe to Horner Wood, over Clouts- 



