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driven by constant attention, into tlie vale below. 

 The best known meet on tlie low ground is Buckland 

 Ripers — and the whole of the fine vale extending to 

 Bridport may come into use from here. Buckland 

 Wood and Dairy House Coppice are two of the chief 

 coverts in the neighbourhood. 



Coming to the Hills we find the Cern Abbas and 

 Mintern downs marked by a free scattering of surface 

 flints, which, however, become less frequent as we get 

 on to Lord Wynford^s property at Wynford Eagle. 

 There are several fine coverts on this estate, notably 

 Wynford Wood and Wynholds. Meeting at Hook 

 Park again (Lord Sandwich's), they draw the Park, 

 Witherstone, Powerstock Common, &c. East Comp- 

 ton (the property of Mr. Edward Williams) is a 

 favourite place of meeting; and the Withybed is a 

 certain find. The Coach and Horses, Winterbourne 

 (kept by John Daw, late stud groom to Mr. Codring- 

 ton), is a common rendezvous for most of the Dor- 

 chester district; and points to the Hardy Monument 

 Coverts and various minor gorses — The Monument 

 itself being also often named. Much of the property 

 hereabouts, it should have been mentioned, belongs to 

 Lord Alington. Kingston Russell is the property of 

 the Duke of Bedford ; and under the care of his 

 tenants provides many a certain find. Finally, near 

 Bridport is the meet of the Traveller's Rest, with 

 coverts round Askerswell and Eggardon Hill — and the 

 usual opening meet of the season is the Bradford 

 Plantations (Mr. Middleton's). 



