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scent through Stock Park and its covers, when 

 he turned for Lodmoor, but, bending left, he 

 went for BrickelFs Wood, and, in spite of a 

 party having shot that cover, and made a good 

 bag, too, the day before, a fresh fox jumped 

 up, and we ran him sharply to the South 

 Common Plantation, and across the river to 

 Holtham, which he left on his right, and went 

 to Pile Lane Plantation, and thence we could 

 hardly keep on the line, but the hounds worked 

 with great perseverance, and made a feeble line 

 over the cold ground under Frith to Stalbridge 

 Park wall, and there, in spite of their good 

 noses, and all Orbell's science, the little fellow 

 in brown fur had the best of us. Church 

 Copse was drawn blank, and we Avent home 

 rather wet and blown all to pieces b\- a storni}' 

 south-west wind, 



December 8th. — 



A moderate field met at Fontleroi — an old 

 friend under a new name — and, for the benefit 

 of friends at a distance, or au}- who do not 

 stud}' the ordnance map, I may remark that 



