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Broug-ht forward 



Tuesday, December 5th. 182G. 



Met at Leig-h Common, near Wincantoii; — g'oing' 

 away with a Fox, "svith a very bad scent {after the 

 front ) by Kilmington to Bourton, and thence to the 

 Covers at Stourton House, (the seat of Sir. R. C. 

 Hoare, Baronet,) where we lost him after a run of one 

 hour and twenty minutes ; having- hunted him up to the 

 windows of the Mansion, among-st the shrubs adjoining 

 ■which, he was seen lying down just before the Hounds 

 came up. The scent was particularly bad for the last 

 forty minutes, a heavy shower of rain falling- in torrents. 



Friday, December 8th. 



Drew Coombe Farm and Over Compton Brake 

 ■with a lively drag', up to the Earths, which were open ! 



Thursday, December 12th. 



Met at West End Wood, (a fine Cover of his 

 Grace the Duke of Somerset;) finding- in the great 

 Bradley Wood, from whence, after one hour and a 

 quarter's sharp work in Cover, we g-ot him away and 

 Earthed him (dead beat, and close before the Pack) 

 at Long-leat Park 



Friday, December 15th. 



Met at Cherton Wood ; — drew that Cover, and 

 Tenant's Wood and Compton Wood, blank 



Tuesday, December 19th. 



Met at Cogley Wood, near Bruton, where we found 

 immediately^ and breaking Cover as quickly^ the 

 Hounds went awa^' at the top of their speed for King-'s 

 Wood, under Alfred's Tower ; which they reached 

 in about thirty minutes, the Fox and Hounds being- 

 seen on the terrace there, a few yards only distant 

 from each other, and making- for the g-reat Covers 

 adjoining- Stourton House. Here (upon the hill) the 



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