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Friday, Decemher 24th , 1830 — Hard frost 



Tuesday, December 28th — Hard frost 



Friday, December 31st.' 



Met at Stalbridg-e Park;— walking the Hounds on 

 to Frith Wood, where we found immediately, after 

 two rings in Cover, going away close to his brush for 

 Toomer, and over the enclosures into the village of 

 Henstridge, where the Fox was headed, coming back 

 at a pressing pace to Caundle Brake, and on to Purse 

 Caundle and Hanover Wood, and along Milborne Moor 

 to Goathill, and through Lord Digby's Park to Haydon , 

 and under Ashcombe Wood, to the Caundle Holts, 

 where the Hounds got up to him and killed after a very 

 good run of two hours and thirty-five minutes 



Tuesday, January 4th. 1831. 



The Blackmoor Vale Hounds met this day at Compton 

 Castle, where they were fortunate in finding immediately, 

 tlie wind south-east, cold and piercing, and the frost 

 by no means out of the ground; with a very moderate 

 scent therefore, they went away with him over the 

 Down by Sigwells to the Earths at this place, which he 

 tried, and sunk the hill for the valley near Cadbury 

 Castle, where he was headed, and returned to Compfon 

 Wood, ivhere the Hounds got up to him, forcing him 

 again to take the open, and to try the Earths a second 

 time ; but finding them effectually stopped, he made 

 his way to Sutton, and over the very steep hill there, for 

 Corton, and on for the fine (Somerset) vale leading to 

 Rimpton, where the scent mended, the Pack having left 

 the cold sandy soil of the hills for the rich and fertile 

 pastures of this extensive vale ; the frost, also, being 

 nearly subdued by the improved temperature which 

 began to prevail. From Rimpton the Hounds bent their 

 heads towards Marston, and through that parish to 



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