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valley to Oaktrough Wood, and broke from it to the left, 

 as if again about to try the open, but was run into and 

 killed before reaching Lype. This was a first-rate run, 

 through a good hunting country, with only one check of 

 three minutes. 



August 2'jth. — The fixture was Oare Common, and a 

 brace of stags were reported to be on Middlehill, Badg- 

 worthy Common. The pack was taken to the spot and 

 laid on ; the hounds divided, part going at a slapping 

 pace back over the North Forest on to Exford Common 

 and to Horner, ran their deer through these extensive 

 coverts to Luckham, and then back over Dunkerry to 

 Codsend Moor in Cutcombe ; from this to Tarr farm in 

 the parish of Winsford, and down the valley to the river 

 Exe ; having soiled, the stag beat up the river to Exford, 

 broke out below the parsonage, and skirted the village, 

 coming to water again just below Dovvnscombe ; beat up 

 to Wellshead, and on to Orchard Combe on Exmoor, 

 and then to the Warren ; he was here lost after a chase 

 of four hours, the first part of which was so fast that no 

 horse could live with the hounds, and very ie-w out of a 

 large field witnessed the finish. The other part of the 

 pack killed their stag at Watersmeet. 



September 24///. — Many hours of the best part of the 

 day were lost in tufting for a stag. The hounds trotted 

 from Dulverton to Bury village, the harbourer having 

 reported a stag in Bury Wood. This was drawn by the 

 tufters, blank, as was Storridge Wood and Swinescleave. 

 A stag was now seen to enter Haddon Wood from 

 Harford ; it was three P.M. before the pack could be laid 

 on him ; he threaded the woods for some time, turning 

 out many hinds, causing the pack to divide in many 



