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turnpike road for Treborough Common, and through the 

 plantation for the valley (as if making for Slowly 

 Wood); he went up at least a mile and a half, and 

 then broke up for Langridge Wood, passing it on the 

 north, and came to water about a quarter of a mile 

 below the Mills; he beat up stream and broke into 

 Drewcombe Wood, beat this and Slowly Wood, no 

 doubt with the hope of turning out other deer, but 

 finding no friend to assist him, he left disappointed for 

 Oldstowey Wood, and crossed the enclosures as if making 

 for Hartcleave ; but turning to the left reached the 

 further end of Brendon Hill at the foot of Lype ; he 

 now crossed the hill to the Poult Inn for the Exton 

 enclosures, and waited for the pack in Beatland brake ; 

 he was soon obliged to fly from it, and after a sharp 

 burst of ten minutes down the valley was run into and 

 killed at Crosses, just below Armer farm in Exton. This 

 was as good a hunting run as could well be witnessed, 

 and at least sixty of the numerous field were at the 

 finish. The scent was not first-rate, and the law obliged 

 to be given the deer at starting prevented the hounds 

 racing as they are wont to do over the open ; but the 

 real lover of sport had a treat in witnessing the working 

 of the hounds. On opening the deer, his inside was 

 filled with blood, denoting that a blood-vessel had been 

 ruptured. Just before his capture he was seen to try 

 and leap a high flood-gate and fall back ; little doubt 

 can remain but at this time the rupture took place. 



September 25///. — The fixture Sandyway; but as no 

 stag was in Longwood, the hounds trotted off for Simons- 

 bath, and then on to the North Forest ; but as no stag 

 was harboured, they were laid on upon a young hind 



