OF THE STAG'S HEAD. 39 



to inside of beam below the fork would be bad to 

 beat anywhere, as also would Mr. Amory's fine head, 

 taken at Chain Bridge in 1897, f^'' ^^^ remarkable 

 length of 39^ inches. 



Mr. Sanders secured a noticeably fine head on 

 September 6th, 1902, after a good run from the 

 Dunster Coverts to Horner Mill. The beam is long 

 and of great girth. The points, which are all long 

 and well developed, are brow, bay, and tray on each 

 side, with four on top on one side, one of these 

 points being exceptionally long and heavy, and six 

 good points on top of the other side. A very level, 

 well-balanced, handsome head. 



On October iith of the same year a stag which 

 carried a peculiar head was killed under Brewer's 

 Castle after a very long and hard run. The beam 

 was of rather more than average size, with brow and 

 tray on each side, and on the off antler three long 

 points and an offer. On the near antler were three 

 points matching the other side exactly, while a 

 broad flat " tine " ran back almost at right angles 

 to the beam, ending in two distinct points, and 

 having two points springing from its upper side. 

 Seventeen points in all. 



This peculiarity of head had been observed for 

 several years, so that the deer was probably of 

 considerable age, though his slots, his teeth, and 

 his general appearance were not those of a stag in 

 extreme old age. 



The herd was probably at its strongest numerically 



