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the lav on to the fresh iind, and six to tlie 

 take at Winstitchen — eighteen miles in all as 

 hounds ran. 



The eighth deer of the season, and by far 

 the best run up to date. There were several 

 emptv saddles, but no particular grief. Two or 

 three horses were ridden to a standstill, but 

 soon recovered. 



While one-horned deer are by no means 

 uncommon on Exmoor, " nott " or hornless 

 deer onlv rarely occur and arouse much interest 

 and no little emulation when the chase which 

 is to secure one of them is fairly in progress. 

 The theorv that their hornless condition is due 

 to injurv of some part other than the head 

 may I think be dismissed as not borne out by 

 investigation. 



The great nott stag which has roamed the 

 moor for so many years came to a glorious end 

 on Wednesday, September 23rd, i8()6, and 

 showed such sport as will be long remembered. 

 The harbouring was somewhat doubtful, but 

 the master was informed when he arrived at 

 the meet that a warrantable stag with one or 

 two others had been seen at feed in the early 

 morning in Sweetery. 



While Anthony was at work with his tufters 

 four deer were viewed by Mr. Alfred Glass 

 stealing quietlv into Allercombe, which had 

 alreadv been drawn blank except for the 



