270 CHASE OF THE WILD RED DEER 



of this day's sport, and both men, horses, and hounds had 

 had quite enough at the finish. 



On the 25th a stag was found on Oare Common, and the 

 pack laid on to him ; he made for Horner, but on reach- 

 ing Lucott Hill, turned to the left for Culbone, and by 

 Twitching and Yeanery reached Glenthorne, and between 

 this and Countisbury broke to the left for Brendon ; here 

 the hounds ran into the herd and divided in all direc- 

 tions ; after a couple of hours several deer were nearly 

 run up, and it was thought advisable to order the hounds 

 home ; three couple, however, had got away unknown to 

 any of the field, and these ran into and killed a hind at 

 Mine, in the parish of Minehead. 



April I'^th, 1844. — The fixture was Dulverton for this 

 the third meet of the hind-hunting season. The pack 

 trotted for Chilley Bridge, and in Dawes Wood, close by, 

 a hind was soon roused, and beat the coverts up and 

 down the valley on both sides for over an hour ; she at 

 last broke like a good one over the enclosures for King's 

 Brompton village ; skirted the village pretty closely, then 

 broke up for Foxhanger, and by Westmill reached King's 

 Brompton farm, crossed Blagdons for Withiel and on to 

 Brendon Hill. Here on the tableland the pace was first- 

 rate, and the ground being favourable for the horses, 

 many were well placed over the hill, and kept with the 

 hounds to Leigh Cliffs. The hind now turned for Lux- 

 borough, and soiling below Pooltown, broke for Slowly 

 Wood ; the pack rattled her through this large covert on 

 to Blackhill, which she crossed to Gupworthy farm ; here 

 some old hunters thought of nothing but the sea ; but 

 she was not yet beat, and turned to the left for Timbers- 

 combe. Keeping the dry ground, she now took up the 



