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Broug-ht forward .... 



Rotleigh, near Nether Compton, and across the Turn- 

 pike by the Half-way House, to the Plantation near 

 Compton Lodg-e, and across the Park for the Earths 

 near Compton House, but finding- them well stopped, 

 he made away for Wyke Park, where he went to Earth, 

 dead heat, at the end of one hour and twenty minutes : 

 the neg-lig-ejice of the Bradford Earth-stopper alone 

 saving him 



Tuesday, December 14th, 1830. 



The Blackraoor Vale Hounds met this day at Postle- 

 bury Wood, but the frost being- very hard, they were 

 walked home ag-ain, by the consent and advice of all 

 present 



Friday, December 17th. 



Met at Cheriton Wood, in a very heavy fog-, with 

 frost. The Hounds arriving- late in consequence, we 

 found that the sportsmen who had been waiting- some 

 time, had disturbed a brace of Foxes, by talking, and 

 by smoA'ing cigars close to the Cover's edg-e!! The 

 Hounds hit heavily on the disturbed scent of these Foxes, 

 but could not find afterwards. 



Tuesday, December 21st. 



A large and select Field met us this day on Bidcombe 

 Down. The frost being- very hard on the Dowij, 

 they were walked down to Penny's Wood, Avhere they 

 found immediately, and after a sharp and short turn in 

 Bradley Wood, went away (with a bad scent out of 

 Cover) to Horsingsham Hill, and throug-h Bradley Park 

 for Bidcombe, and over the Down to the main Earth 

 near Long Deverell, where we suppose he went to 

 Earth, as the Earths were unluckily open, thoug-h 

 the Hounds, from the total want of scent, did not, or 

 could not, mark him 



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