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Broiig-ht forward .... 

 Friday, November 23rd, 1827. 



Chopped a Fox at Holway Brake, g-oing away with 

 a second for thirty-five minutes very sharp and quick ; 

 but at our first check we lost a good deal of ground, and 

 a cold rain setting in, we lost him in the fallows in 



Sherborne Field 



Tuesday, November 27th. 



Found at Hicks's Park, under West End Wood, — 

 running- our Fox one hour and five minutes, and when 

 on killing terms, and the Fox dead beat and close before 

 us, loe changed and stopped the Hounds 



Friday, November 30th. 



The Blackmoor Vale Hounds met this day at Plum- 

 ley Wood, and found at the Caundle Holts, running 

 their Fox to Caundle AVood, where they pressed him 

 nearly in view for twenty-five minutes ; but finding the 

 Hounds in earnest, he went away by Ashcombe Wood 

 and Marsh Common to Folke and North Wootten, the 

 Hounds killing Mm handsomely, under Sherborne 

 Park Wall in one hour and forty-five minutes 



Tuesday, December 4th. 



Drew Compton Wood, Sigwell Gorse, Tenant's 

 Wood, and Cheriton Wood, blank; the Earths being 

 negligently stopped 



Friday, December 7th. 



A very large Field met the Blackmoor Vale Hounds 

 this day at Stock House, the Hounds finding a brace 

 and half of Foxes in Stock Wood, after forty minutes 

 sharp running in Cover, the Hounds went away at the 

 top of their speed across the river Lyddon to Deadmoor, 

 and on to Fifehead, and by Whitmoor to Belchalwal 

 and Okeford Fitzpane, where they fairly turned him, 

 forcing him up-wind lo Fiddleford, and through Fiddle's 



Carried forward .... 



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