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them to Sigwells. Here, after a monientar}' 

 check, Orbell's horn brought them on to the line 

 again, and we raced over Bristol Gorse Down 

 and across that valle}' to the opposite hill side ; 

 up, through Charlton Gorse ; on through the 

 covers of Cheriton Wood ; over the pastures and 

 through Alaperton Gorse ; over the little valley 

 to the opposite hill, where Orbell's "who-whoop" 

 allowed us to draw rein after this excellent fifty 

 minutes. Unluckily, the main earths being open, 

 the dogs were defrauded of their justly earned 

 pre3\ But it was a run that all enjoyed, and 

 though the ground was greasy and slippery there 

 were no casualties. We next found in Tenant's 

 Wood, and ran with a failing scent to Charlton 

 Gorse and Cheriton Wood, but could do nothing 

 with him ; and a third find was made in Dale's 

 Plantation at Cheriton. This fox gave us rather 

 a good afternoon's work, by way of Blackford, 

 and again to Maperton, but he, too, got the 

 better of us. 



December ist. — 



The first of the month and the beginning 

 of the week found us at eleven o'clock in front 



