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quarter, until there was a very large assembly. 

 The well-known deer, " The Doctor," was 

 uncarted at the rear of Mr. Whitfield's house, 

 and started gallantly in the direction of Park 

 Island. He went by Goosey Green, nearly 

 to Bedlam Plantation, and then turned to the 

 left to Hatford, then on pointing for Kitemore, 

 he passed through the lower end of Wadley 

 Park straio^ht for Farinordon Hill. Being- 

 headed, he turned for Littleworth. At Wadley 

 hounds were stopped to give the deer more 

 law. Being laid on again, they went away for 

 Barcote, and crossed the river above Tadpole 

 Bridge. This occasioned a long check, the 

 meadows being so deep. Meanwhile " The 

 Doctor " crossed the Bampton road, and headed 

 for Shifford, then passing Yelford to Coke- 

 thorpe, skirting the Windrush he ran to 

 Witney, past the Railway station and into the 

 clergyman's drawing-room. The account in the 

 Faringdon Advertiser says : — " The clergyman 

 finding his house thus burglariously entered by 

 an intruder not likely to spare the furniture, 

 sent for the police and had him removed to the 

 police station to await the pleasure of Her 

 Majesty, as expressed by the Master of Her 

 Buck Hounds ; which we believe to have been 

 ' That " The Doctor" be removed to the place 

 from whence he came, so that, after being well 



