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below Threewaters ; beat up and broke out into North 

 Hawkridge Wood, crossed over the ridge for the South- 

 wood ; here he loitered, and the pack all but came up 

 with him ; he now recrossed the ridge for the Barle, beat 

 up to Ashwayham, and crossed to South Barton Wood, 

 and up the valley under the parsonage to Huntercombe 

 Corner, passed over Hawkridge Common to Lyshwell, and 

 up to Willingford waters ; then crossed over Lyddons to 

 Sandyway, and down to Sherdon Ford ; beat up the 

 little water to Redway and to Kensford. It was now 

 from scent to view ; he backed it in the face of the pack, 

 and was killed at Emmetts, under Redway. He was a 

 five-year old deer, and had been taken with the hounds 

 in 1819, and let go with half of one ear cut off. This 

 was a fine day's sport ; chase, two hours and a quarter. 



October i6th. — Met at Huntsham. The tufters found 

 in Huntsham Wood, but could not force the deer to 

 break for nearly three-quarters of an hour, when the pack 

 was laid on. They ran him over Allensdown to Heards- 

 in-the-Way, and to Custom Wood ; here he again beat the 

 covert for a considerable time, but at length broke for the 

 Exe, and crossed it into Highwood, then up to Duvale ; 

 crossed the river again for Westbrook Woods and on 

 through Wonham Wood, and came to water at Highleigh 

 Weir. He now broke through Highleigh Wood for Heal 

 limekilns, and recrossed the Exe for Wilsons, just below 

 Exebridge ; he soon came back to the river, and beat up 

 under Perry to Pixey Copse, then crossed the Haddeo for 

 Bury Wood, broke from it on to Peters Piece plantation, 

 and crossed for Barlinch Wood, and came to water under 

 Helebridge Wood ; he now left it on the right for 

 Brockhole Wood ; the hounds admitted of no respite, and 



