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in standing corn. A well-known sportsman from the 

 Midlands said it was the best gallop he had had with 

 this pack in fifteen seasons ; it certainly was a flying 

 pace the whole way. 



On the last day of the season hounds ran from 

 Langcombe Head without a check over Luccott 

 Moor to the Shilletts, down Hawkcombe and up to 

 Luccott Farm, and down by Poole Bridge into 

 Horner ; a big ring with no check all the way. Here 

 the deer had soiled, but the ubiquitous Fred Goss 

 viewed him ; then hounds ran very fast up the combe 

 and through Whitbarrow Wood across Hawkcombe 

 to the Parks, right through the Porlock coverts. 

 Here they completely beat nine-tenths of the field, 

 and broke away by Pitt Combe and Weare Wood 

 Common to Robber's Bridge ; then they slanted up 

 the hill, and went over North Common and by Deddy 

 Combe nearly down to Oare, whence the stag turned 

 away up hill again, and, crossing the ridge, came 

 down to the beach between Rodney andthelighthouse. 

 After soiling he landed again, and once more faced 

 the hill, climbing to the summit of Countisbury. 

 Here Sidney, who for some miles had been absolutely 

 alone, was joined by the Master and whip and some 

 more hounds, and they ran down to the Brendon 

 Water and up stream to Millslade, whence the stag 

 broke back, and climbing the hill yet again, crossed 

 Countisbury Common, and went to sea close to the 

 Foreland, where the coastguard's boat secured him 

 just as the dark of an October evening closed down, 



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