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Brought forward .... 

 Friday, January 21st, 1831. 



We found this day a very g-allant Fox at Inwood; — 

 breaking- Cover close to his brush for Yeanston, but 

 being- headed there, he made his point for Henstridg-e Bow- 

 den and on to Temple Coonibe "Wood, and through it with- 

 out a turn, and at a pressing- pace for Stowel Hill, where 

 he was coursed by a sheep do^, which as usual, broug-ht 

 us to hunting" terras; the Hounds, however, by a forward 

 cast, were got upon his line ag-ain at Tenant's Wood, and 

 were hitting- him well into Compton Wood, when they 

 were maliciously hallooed back to Tenant's Wood by 



the young- Messrs. B. , of Charlton, who secreted 



themselves as the Field approached 



Tuesday, January 25th Frost 



Friday, January 29th Frost 



Tuesday, February 1st Frost with Snow 



Saturday, February 5th Frost 



Tuesday, February 8th 



Met at Compton Castle; — drawing- those Covers, 

 blank. Taking^ the Hounds on to Elscombe Wood, they 

 found immediately, running- him with a very bad scent 

 (as the frost was g-oing off) towards Hoi ton, and through 

 the Yarlington Covers, for fifty minutes ; when we were 

 beaten out of scent, and lost him in the road opposite 

 Yarlington Lodg-e 



Friday, February llth. 



A larg-e Field met the Blackmoor Vale Hounds this 

 day at Stock House. At eleven o'clock we drew the 

 Covers south of the road and found a leash of Foxes, 

 ^oing- away at a pressing pace to the river, and 

 thence to Rooksmoor and Deadmoor, and on to 

 Sturminster Common, (which the Hounds reached in 

 thirty-one minutes!) where the Fox was coursed by two 



Carried forward .... 



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