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THE 

 HUNTING JOURNAL 



OF THE 



BLACKMOOH VALE HOUNDS; 



FOR 1829—1830. 



Saturday, August 29th, 1829. 



Met at Penny's Wood, near Longleat, at eig-ht 

 A. M; — found a strong and good litter immediately, 

 but running four hours and three quarters, changing 

 continually, we were obliged to stop the Hounds, from 



the excessive heat, having twenty miles home 



Thursday, September 3rd. 



Met at Monk Wood at seven A. M ; not finding 



at Monk Wood, we proceeded to Batcombe Wood, 



where the Pack found an old *Fox at a quarter after 



nine o'clock, going away at the top of their speed for 



Weston Town Wood, and across the vale for Monk 



Wood, reaching Asham Great Wood (of 600 acres) 



with the Fox only two fields before them, and through it 



without a turn, as if pointing for Mells Park, but being 



hard pressed, he turned again for Asham Wood, and 



through it, the Hounds working him over the high rocks, 



for the road near North Wood. The heat being excessive, 



we stopped the Hounds, though the Fox was hallooed, 



dead heat, in to Batcombe Wood, and the more so, as the 



Hounds (having twenty miles home) had but one 



CLEAR day's rest before meeting at Thornhill Coppice. 



* We found and killed this identical Fox on Thursday the 

 thirteenth of April 1830, after a superior run of one hour and 

 forty-five minutes. 



Carried forward .... 



