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always in readiness in the plantations of the brothers 

 Madge. About Heanton are many very well preserved 

 woodlands belonging to Lord Clinton, whose property 

 hereabouts extends to Shebbear — Potheridge being 

 about the junction point of his estate with that of his 

 brother, the retiring Master. About Langtree are 

 some nice brakes and woods; and at Winscot Mr. 

 Moore-Stevens preserves foxes most keenly in his 

 various coverts. 



The Wednesday or Thursday country has among its 

 chief meets Woolfardis worthy, whence are various 

 brakes to be drawn — Jacobus Moor (a gorse on a patch 

 of moorland) being usually the first. On one occasion, 

 after meeting here, they ran from Marshall Brake (two 

 miles beyond Woolfardisworthy), a ten mile point, to 

 ground in the wood close to Torrington. Seckington- 

 Cross, Hartland, is their most distant fixture, in the 

 rough promontory of the far north-west. Foxes, 

 however, found near here will generally run inland 

 rather than to the clifi*s — unless it be to the deep woods 

 of Clovelly. Seckington Brake and The Plantation 

 are both capital little places, and are the property of 

 Mr. Fane. At Gorvin, too, are a couple of excellent 

 brakes belonging to Sir George Stucley. Bradworthy 

 is, perhaps, the best meet in the country ; and there 

 are several right good brakes in its vicinity. Chief 

 among these are Dinneworthy Brake, Little Beer, and 

 Ashmansworthy Brake. Woodford Bridge has Bick- 

 ington Brake (Mr. Rollers) ; and Thornbury some 

 well-foxed woods on the Torridge, e.g., Bradford 

 Wood, &c. ; while near the meet of Dunsland are 

 useful plantations of Mr. Barratt's. 



