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Brendon Common and crossed to Malsmead ; here, having 

 soiled in the river, she broke for Countisbury, as if 

 making for the sea, but on reaching the top of the covert 

 turned to the left, and came again to water between 

 Watersmeet and Lynmouth ; broke out on the left, 

 ascended the road leading from Lynmouth to Brendon, 

 and threaded the woods on that side. She now crossed 

 above the summer-house overlooking Linton, as if making 

 for Barbrick Mill, but her strength failing, she backed it 

 and came again to water, and then went out to sea ; a boat 

 was despatched, and she was brought to land and killed. 

 This was the best run for the season ; very few sportsmen 

 at the meet, and fewer at the death ; the Master, Mr. 

 Froude Bellew, with the whip, being among the number. 

 This was a long chase, full five hours ; the hounds finished 

 twenty-three miles from home, and reached their kennel 

 at two o'clock A.M. on the following morning. 



September 2$th. — Reports of a stag in the neighbour- 

 hood of Chulmleigh induced the master of the hounds to 

 fix on Eggesford station on the North Devon Railway 

 for the day's sport. A lovely morning, such as delighted 

 both sportsmen and farmers, for it was a fine harvest 

 day. After some time spent in tufting, the stag was 

 roused ; and as soon as the pack could be got to the spot 

 they were laid on, and ran him with an indifferent scent 

 to Winkleigh Wood, having lost him on the water some 

 time. After the fresh find in Winkleigh Wood, they 

 brought him back through Eggesford Park with an 

 improved scent, but the pace was not such as these 

 hounds usually maintain. After a chase of nearly three 

 hours he was obliged to yield, and was killed at the 

 bridge just below Chulmleigh town. He had a very bad 



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