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a long trot to Vagg, where we found ; ran him 

 slowly in the direction of Chilthorne Domer, 

 but scent was not holding enough, and though 

 news was brought that a fox had gone back into 

 Vagg, and though he was seen there, we could 

 not persuade him to afford us any sport. Better 

 things awaited us at Waindles, where we found 

 directly ; and he went away like lightning on 

 the Mudford side, thence, over a fine flying 

 country, towards Great Lyde Farm, where he 

 took a turn to his left, and we lost him at the 

 cross roads near Brimsmore Tree, at the end of 

 a racing five and twenty minutes, which, I fancy, 

 all enjoyed ; and some, thinking this was the 

 run of the day, went home. But it was not so 

 at all, for we found a good fox in Limington 

 Warren, who broke on the Chilthorne Domer 

 side, and went over the brook ; here he doubled 

 back, and ran fast to Ashington Wood, through 

 it, and on towards W^aindles. Leaving this 

 cover on his left, he went on by Great Lyde 

 Farm to Upper Mudford, where he crossed the 

 river, and we had to gallop • round some little 

 way before we found a bridge, but we rejoined 



