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Broug-ht forward . . 

 where a Fox had been seen stealing" away, thirty minutes 

 before. By the time that we arrived, three quarters of 

 an hour had elapsed, but after a little coaxing, the 

 Hounds began to own him, and by dint of the most 

 extraordinary cold hunting and stoop, they held him on 

 to a dell near Redlynch Park, where they dropped 

 their sterns and set at him in earnest! Running- by 

 Holm Wood and close to the town of Wincanton, to 

 Holton, Yarling-ton, and on to Wolston Coppice and 

 over the Earths for Compton, where he went to ground, 

 (after a fine run of one hour and ten minutes) in front 



of the Castle ; all but in view 



Tuesday, March 20th, 1827. 



Met at West End Wood, (a very fine Cover of the 

 Duke of Somerset's, adjoining Maiden Bradley Park.) 

 Found a Fox of the year in very exhilarating and lively 

 style, but our hopes were disappointed ! He hung Cover 

 and would not leave the Earths ; and in fifteen minutes 

 he was killed. Found a second in the lower Bradley 

 Wood, and in thirty-five minutes got him throug'h those 

 large Covers and Earthed him near the Tower. Found 

 a third in Penny's Wood, adjoining Long-leat Park, the 

 Hounds working" him in very g-ood style throug'h the 

 whole range of these most extensive Covers, and away 

 for Bradley Knoll ; and thence to Witham Fiary, where 

 the Hounds got upon the stale scent of another Fox 

 which had been seen to g"o away for Deverell Longwood 

 three quarters of an hour before, we therefore stopped 

 the Hounds at three o'clock on the Mere Downs; and 



took them their eighteen miles home 



Friday, March 23rd. 



Met at Coombe Farm, near Sherborne; — drawing 

 the Gorse at that place, and Compton, blank, with a 

 drag, however, that told us he had been there. Went 

 on to Tenant's Wood and finding a brace of Foxes, we 



unluckily g-ot away with the Vixen and stopped 



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