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THE 



HUNTING JOURNAL 



OF THE 



BLACKMOOR VALE HOUNDS; 



FOR 1828—1829. 



Tuesday, Aug-ust, 26th, 1828. 



Tee Blackmoor Vale Hounds met at Creech Hill 



on this morning- at seven o'clock; — found a fine litter 



of Foxes, and after three hours steady and g-ood work, 



killed one 



Saturday, Aug-ust 30th. 



Found a brace at Monk Wood at six A. M., (the 

 litter having been taken, as well as at Bitcombe Wood, 

 which we tried also) and after a sharp rattle in Cover, 



ran our Fox to Earth, bolted in view and killed 



Wednesday, September 3rd. 



Met at Nether Compton at eig-ht A. M, where we 



found a fine litter, and after some very g-ood running", 



we g-ot one to a drain. An old Fox was so dead beat, 



that he was caug-ht hy some labourers at Wyke Farm, 



and broug-ht back to us: we turned him quietly into 



the Cover where he was found, and killed. 



Tuesday, September 9th. 



Met at the Bradley Woods, at eight A. M ; found 



a brace of Foxes in the great Wood; gfoing" away with 



an old Fox to Marston Forest, and nearly to Lord Cork's, 



from whence the Pack fairly turned him, and after a 



severe burst of 40 minutes ran into him at Long-leat and 



killed. Ran a second one hour and half and stopped, 



late in the day, with twenty miles home 



Carried forward .... 



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