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went away by Staplehill to Stover and over the 

 railway to Indio, being ultimately earthed near where 

 he was found after one hour and fifty minutes' solid 

 hunting. 



From Natsworthy, we had a grand run on the 21st 

 November, 1903, with a fox that stole away unseen 

 from the top of Hamildon. The pack crossed the 

 road and valley and ran over Challacombe hill to 

 Birch Tor. Then left-handed through the old mine 

 workings and the whole length of Sousand Warren 

 to Runnage, over Merripit Hill to Stannon Tor, and 

 on to Ladehill, where a short check occurred. Being 

 soon righted, hounds ran over the boggy country as 

 if for Stat's Hill, where the fox turned down wind 

 over Hartland Tor to Post Bridge and Dury and w^as 

 pulled down in the open within a field of Belliver 

 Bridge after one hour and twenty-five minutes. The 

 greater part of this run was in the teeth of a north- 

 westerly gale. There was a rare scent. 



The 12th March, 1904, provided a magnificent 

 day's sport, finishing up with the run of the season, 

 perhaps of many seasons. The place of meeting was 

 Manaton Green, and a fox from Hayne Down was 

 first hunted unsuccessfully for thirty minutes. 

 Another, that was raked up on the Heatree side of 

 King Tor, out of a patch of heather through which 

 four or five of the field had just ridden, popped into 

 the earths at Heathercombe. The great run began 

 from Grim Tor in the afternoon, and the pack led us 

 over the hill of Challacombe, past the Golden Dagger 

 Mine and Sousand Warren, crossed the Princetown 

 road and entered the Mid-Devon country. Caroline 

 Bog was passed on our left. Fern worthy Newtake 

 and Assycombe hill crossed at great speed, and 

 Teignhead Farm reached. From here, the line led 



