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The month of February is generally productive of 

 good sport and was so this year. 



February* 9th. Ware Barton. Kin erst ei ant on. A 

 large field. Found in Kingswood and ran by Lind- 

 ridge House. Humber Moor. Luton Moor. Castle 

 Dyke to the Ashcombe Valley, killing in Court Wood. 

 This was followed by a zigzag run from Watton 

 Brakes to groimd in Mamliead main earth. 



February- 14th. Kingskerswell. The Down pro- 

 vided a gocd fox, which led the pack at a racing 

 pace to Abbotskerswell, Decoy, Wolborough, Bradley 

 Woods, Westwoods and Ogwell. Going on towards 

 Ipplepen, a left-handed turn took hounds to Dainton 

 and over the railway to Stoneycombe Quari^' : the 

 hounds were stopped with the exception of one which 

 fell over the quany- and was killed. Some workmen 

 viewed the fox on a led^ of the cliff, from which he 

 was dislodged, and after another fifteen minutes he 

 was rolled over in the open. Quite one of the old- 

 fashioned in-country* runs. 



Februaiy- 18th. Haldon Race Stand. Hit a drag 

 in Oxton and found in Mamhead, but lost him on 

 Kenton Hill after a circular nm of foii^' minutes on 

 HaJdon. 



February- 21st. Pteddaford Water. A short and 

 sharp run and a kill, by Colehays, Brimley and Old 

 Hayes Wood, and an hour and a half to ground with 

 another. 



April 1st. Windy Cross instead of the moor, which 

 was under snow. Found at once, and away as if 

 for Bridford : then, turning at the swoUen river, 

 to Doddiscombsleigh, Ashton Brakes, Kiddons and 

 \Vhiteway ; on over Haldon to ground at the Round 

 O. Another fox gave a run by the Peace Stand, 

 Rushycombe, Harcombe, Haldon, Kenton Hill, 



