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Logan Rock and looked like seagulls, some of them 

 right up against the sky ; two or three fishermen in 

 blue jerseys climbing like cats and keeping near the 

 water's edge ; the huntsmen on foot on the top and 

 hounds between them. 



Drew several miles of cliff. At last hounds 

 showed a drag at the top and a fisherman shouted 

 " tally ho," being close to the fox on ledge of rock. 

 The fox ran up a ravine to the top ; unluckily hounds 

 viewed him and opened such a chorus ; chased him 

 down again and he got into a cleft of the rock and 

 we had to leave him. Trotted inland and drew some 

 brakes blank ; went and refreshed at Mr. Samuel 

 Hervey's, a fine old farmer and very keen on the 

 hunt. Found a fox in a brake ; hounds never found 

 him properly, a single hound flashing along the rack 

 way ; when they went away they ran miles together, 

 It was very suspicious, and from what I heard after 

 1 think he came by rail. A good deal of grass, low 

 stone-faced banks, wet and boggy in places, rough 

 gorsy field and not a tree to be seen, lots of stones 

 and ruined pumping engine houses. 



Ivybridge, Tuesday, I2th March. Started from 

 Torquay at 7.40, to meet the Four Burrow Hounds. 

 A fine bright morning. Uniack, Dr. Ratclyfie Hall 

 and his son, VVhiteheacl. At Newton met Mr. and 

 Miss Widborne, W. Hole, etc. When we got to 

 Brent saw fog on the hills, and at Kingsbridge road 

 could not see at all. Rode on to Biddicombe Bridge 

 Inn, kept by Gregory, huntsman of Torquay Harriers ; 

 left Morton and chestnut horse there ; rode on to 



