OF THE STAG'S HEAD. 37 



killed by Lord Burton in 1893 — ^ stag with twenty 

 points, that is all his rights and seven on top on each 

 side. The points on top are all well developed, the 

 beam strong and heavy, but the spead not remark- 

 able for a big head. 



Exmoor has not of late years produced anything 

 quite as good as this, though on September 8th, 

 1786, the " Old Badgworthy Deer" was killed with 

 all his rights and seven on one side and six on the 

 other. This head is in the possession of Sir Thomas 

 Dyke Acland, and there is a drawing of it in '' The 

 Chase of the Wild Red Deer." In the same work 

 an opinion is expressed that such fine heads were not 

 taken at that time, 1861, as were found in old days. 

 That may have been true then, but cannot, I think, 

 be said to be correct now. There have been very 

 many fine heads taken of late years, some of which 

 are worthy of notice. 



The place of honour must be given to the 

 St. Andries stag, taken after a fast gallop on the 

 Quantock Hills on Friday, October 13th, 1893, the 

 chief feature of this head being the great develop- 

 ment of the beam. The points were brow, bay, and 

 tray on each side, with five points on top on one 

 side and three on the other. 



The measurements were : 



Outside curve of horn, burr to tip ... ... 36 inches. 



Spread, beam to beam, below the forks, measured 



inside to outside ... ... ... ... ... 30^ ,, 



Girth of beam below forks ... ... ... ... 7^ ,, 



Girth of beam between bay and tray ... ... 7^ ,, 



